And in honor of the author, the publishing house Library of America has brought out an anthology of his complete works, including "The Natural." So, we have asked our literary sportsman, Howard Bryant of ESPN the magazine and, to reconsider the book that a lot of us grew up loving. Bernard Malamud would go on to write prizewinning short stories and novels, including "The Fixer." This spring is the 100th anniversary of his birth. Wham, bam, she shoots him in the stomach and he doesn't make a comeback for 15 years.Ĭan you make up for what should have been the best years of your life, or at least your baseball life, or is the fate of Roy Hobbs in his character? Well, that's the plot of one of the best novels ever set inside baseball - "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud in 1952. The kid strikes out the Whammer, the best hitter in the game, but gets to his hotel and opens his door to a pretty girl. There's an old baseball legend about the kid out of nowhere who boards a train for a tryout in Chicago with nothing but his toothbrush and a bat he calls Wonderboy.
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