Idiots First
Bernard Malamud
Idiots First by Bernard Malamud is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~8.2 hr
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by Thomas Pynchon (1963)
About this book
Having just been released from the Navy, Benny Profane is content to lead a slothful existence with his friends, where the only real ambition is to perfect the art of "schlemihlhood," or being a dupe, and where "responsibility" is a dirty word. Among his pals--called the Whole Sick Crew--is Slab, an artist who can't seem to paint anything other than cheese danishes. But Profane's life changes dramatically when he befriends Stencil, an active ambitious young man with an intriguing mission--to find out the identity of a woman named V [Victoria Wren], who knew Stencil's father during the war, but who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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