Books by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker
The Natural
by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker
A perfect, mythic take on baseball in which he plays with the myth of the Fisher King and the Holy Grail
Interviews where books by Bernard Malamud and Kevin Baker were recommended
Novels with Sporting Themes, recommended by Chad Harbach
Sport is central to American culture but there are surprisingly few great novels devoted to it. Chad Harbach, author of the bestselling novel, The Art of Fielding, picks his favourite ‘novels with sporting themes.’
The Best Baseball Novels, recommended by Michael Carlson
Sports pundit Michael Carlson says baseball reflects an American ideal which is now an American fantasy. It works well as a metaphor for life, which may be why there have been so many good novels written about it
