The Assistant
From Shelf: The Immigrant Experience: OCR English Literature
On the centenary of Malamud's birth, Atlantic Books is proud to republish this searing novel of temptation and transgression by one of the giants of post-war American fiction
Frank Alpine, a drifter fleeing from his past, runs straight into struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a chance to atone for past sins, Frank becomes Bober's assistant and keeps shop when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter, Helen, who gives Frank a real reason to stay around, even as he begins to steal from the store.Widely considered as one of the great American-Jewish novels, The Assistant is a classic look at the social and racial divides of a country still in its infancy, and a stunning evocation of the immigrant experience - of cramped circumstances and great expectations.
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RRP: £9.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780857890979
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