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The Assistant

by Bernard Malamud

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Frank, a troubled, somewhat desperate, Italian American, works long hours in the grocery store of a struggling Jewish family in a Brooklyn neighborhood where he develops a secret passion for his employer's attractive daughter.

First published: 1957 268 pages ISBN: 0374504849
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
3
Language
eng
Subjects
CriminalsFictionGrocersItalian AmericansJewish converts from ChristianityJewish familiesNew YorkNew York (State)Psychological fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)

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