Selected Bibliography
Resources about "The Natural"
Malamud, Bernard. The Natural. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1952.
Available at the Main and South Branches.
Large Print available at the Main Library.
The Natural [videorecording]. Tristar Pictures, Inc., 2007.
DVD available at the Main and South Branches.
VHS available at the West Branch.
Davis, Philip. Bernard Malamud : a writer's life
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
PS 3563 .A4 Z614 2007 Main Library
Richman, Sidney. Bernard Malamud.
New York, Twayne Publishers [1967, c1966]
PS 3563 A4 Z87 Main Library
Literary Criticism of “The Natural” from the Literary Reference Center database:
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"Character descriptions and plot summary." Essay by Charles Sweet. Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition © 1998 by Salem Press, Inc.
"Work analysis." Essay by Bernadette Flynn Low. Identities and Issues in Literature © 1997 by Salem Press, Inc.
"Work analysis." Essay by Judith L. Steininger. Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement © 1997 by Salem Press, Inc.
"Analysis of setting." Essay by Leon Lewis. Cyclopedia of Literary Places © 2003 by Salem Press, Inc.