Just before his death in 1986, he was experimenting with what he called "fictive biographies," such as "In Kew Gardens," about Virginia Woolf, and "Alma Redeemed," about Alma Mahler.
Just before his death in 1986, he was experimenting with what he called "fictive biographies," such as "In Kew Gardens," about Virginia Woolf, and "Alma Redeemed," about Alma Mahler. His more famous short stories include "Glass Blower of Venice," in which the failed artist Fidelman is raped by the titular blower, "Rembrandt's Hat," and "Idiots First." FTP, name this American writer, whose eight novels include Dubin's Lives, The Fixer, The Assistant, and The Natural.
Just before his death in 1986, he was experimenting with what he called "fictive biographies," such as "In Kew Gardens," about Virginia Woolf, and "Alma Redeemed," about Alma Mahler.
Bernard Malamud