A Study Guide for Bernard Malamud's "First Seven Years," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summ

Winner of the National Book Award: “Every one of [the stories] is a small, highly individualized work of art.” —The Chicago Tribune With an introduction b

Frank, a troubled, somewhat desperate, Italian American, works long hours in the grocery store of a struggling Jewish family in a Brooklyn neighborhood where he

Bearded 30-year-old with a burdensome past comes to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to live a new life as a college professor.

A Study Guide for Bernard Malamud's "The Assistant," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; charac