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The AssistantBernard Malamud

The Assistant

Bernard Malamud
1957246 pages
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28 editions · 5 languages

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Frank, a troubled, somewhat desperate, Italo-American works long hours in the grocery store of a struggling Jewish family in a Brooklyn neighborhood. He develops a secret passion for his employer's attractive daughter.

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28 editions · 5 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    The Assistant (Perennial Classics)
    Perennial (HarperCollins) · 256 pages · 9780060958305
  • Other · English · 2014
    Assistant
    Atlantic Books, Limited · 300 pages · 9781782393542
  • Other · English · 2014
    Assistant (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
    Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. · 9781411474017
  • Other · English · 2007
    Assistant (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
    Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. · 9781411492493
  • Other · English · 2003
    Assistant
    Farrar, Straus & Giroux · 9781466805002
  • Other · English · 2003
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 246 pages · 9780374504847
CriminalsFictionGrocersItalian AmericansJewish converts from ChristianityJewish familiesNew YorkNew York (State)