Small Miracles: The Stories of Bernard Malamud

An unparalleled master of the short story, Bernard Malamud ranks among America’s greatest mythmakers and illuminators of the human heart, blending humor and truth in works that, to quote Saul Bellow, “discovered a sort of communicative genius in the impoverished, harsh jargon of immigrant New York.” To mark publication of the third and final volume of LOA’s Malamud edition, join biographer and editor Philip Davis and acclaimed writers Tobias Wolff and Nicole Krauss for a master class in “The Magic Barrel,” one of Malamud’s most brilliant and beloved tales.
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[@dithers]

Thank you for keeping the memory of this fantastic writer alive. Malamud has always been one of my favorites.

[@cocacolachy]

Very insightful - I have to say the first time I read “the Magic Barrel” I did not pick up the supernatural elements as much and just saw the coincidences as serendipity - but after this video and rereading I do agree that the fantastical elements are present in the story