Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914, Apr. 26 | Born, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| 1936 | B.A., City College of New York, New York, N.Y. |
| 1936-1940 | Worked in a factory, at various stores, and as a clerk in the Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. |
| 1940-1949 | Taught English, evening high schools, New York, N.Y. |
| 1942 | M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1945 | Married Ann de Chiara |
| 1949-1961 | Associate Professor of English, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oreg. |
| 1952 | Published The Natural. New York: Harcourt, Brace |
| 1956-1957 | Partisan Review fellowship |
| 1957 | Published The Assistant. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy |
| 1958 | Published The Magic Barrel. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy Rosenthal Foundation Award for The Assistant Daroff Memorial Award for The Assistant |
| 1959 | National Book Award for The Magic Barrel |
| 1959-1961 | Ford Foundation fellowship |
| 1961 | Published A New Life. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy |
| 1961-1986 | Faculty member, Division of Language and Literature, Bennington College, Bennington, Vt. |
| 1963 | Published Idiots First. New York: Farrar, Straus and Company |
| 1964 | Elected, National Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1966 | Published The Fixer. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| 1966-1968 | Visiting lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1967 | Published A Malamud Reader, edited by Philip Rahv. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux National Book Award for The Fixer Pulitzer Prize for The Fixer Elected, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 1969 | Published Pictures of Fidelman: An Exhibition. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| 1971 | Published The Tenants. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| 1973 | Published Rembrandt's Hat. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| 1976 | Jewish Heritage Award |
| 1979 | Published Dubin's Lives. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Governor's Award, Vermont Council on the Arts |
| 1979-1981 | President, American Center of P.E.N. |
| 1981 | Brandeis University Creative Arts Award for fiction |
| 1982 | Published God's Grace. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| 1983 | Published The Stories of Bernard Malamud. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Gold Medal for fiction, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1986, Mar. 18 | Died, New York, N.Y. |
| 1989 | Published posthumously The People, and Uncollected Stories. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux |