Bernard Malamud: Books and Literary Awards

6 recorded books, 3 winning results and 4 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 1958–1984. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

Awards and nominations by year

YearBook / recipientAwardResult
1984
The Stories
Bernard Malamud		PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionshortlistedSource
1967
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource
1967
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud		Pulitzer Prize for FictionwinnerSource
1964
Idiots First
Bernard Malamud		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1962
A New Life
Bernard Malamud		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1959
The Magic Barrel
Bernard Malamud		National Book Award for FictionwinnerSource
1958
The Assistant
Bernard Malamud		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource

Authors recognised by the same prizes

Explore other writers in these prize histories; a shared award does not necessarily mean a similar writing style.

  • Philip Roth — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • John Updike — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
  • E. L. Doctorow — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Robert Stone — National Book Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction