Bernard Malamud <br/><br/>
The Fixer 

 -  Penguin Books 
 - 299 pages 
<br/><br/> Amazon.com Review<br/>Roy Hobbs, the protagonist of The Natural, makes the mistake of pronouncing aloud his dream: to be the best there ever was. Such hubris, of course, invites divine intervention, but the brilliance of Bernard Malamud's novel is the second chance it offers its hero, elevating him--and his story--into the realm of myth. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.<br/>Review<br/>"A brilliant and unusually fine novel." -The New York Times<br/><br/>"A preposterously readable story about life." -Time<br/><br/>"Malamud [holds a] high and honored place among contemporary American writers." -Washington Post Book World<br/><br/>"The finest novel about baseball since Ring Lardner left the scene." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br/>--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 
<br/><br/> 960 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780140185157 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>29917339 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>66020164 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literature
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3563.A4 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813.5