The Assistant (novel)
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| Author | Bernard Malamud |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Released | 1957 |
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| Pages | 264 pp. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-374-50484-9 (paperback) |
The Assistant (1957, ISBN 0-374-50484-9) is Bernard Malamud's second novel.
Set in Brooklyn, New York, the novel examines the relationship between Morris Bober, a Jewish grocer, and Frank Alpine, a young Italian-American who robs him, later becomes his assistant, and falls in love with (and eventually rapes) the store owner's daughter, Helen.
[edit] Plot summary
Frank, is a drifter of sorts. A man with no place to call home, wandering the streets, doing petty works here and there. He falls upon the small store owned by the other main character in the book, the Jew Morris. Through impressive initial display, Frank secures a job at the otherwise sad little store (competing with a store around the corner, and the owner is aging).
[edit] Literary significance & criticism
The novel has been included in the Time Magazine 100 best novels [1][2].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Complete List - Time Magazine - All-Time 100 Novels. Retrieved on 2006-09-20.
- ^ The Good Grocer Apr 29, 1957 Review. Retrieved on 2006-09-20.
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