The Natural Resources
WEBSITES
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A website about the newest edition of the novel.
MOVIE OR TV PRODUCTIONS
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Robert Redford stars in the whitewashed version of The Natural (1984), with some major changes to the ending (spoiler alert: Roy doesn't strike out).
ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS
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When Bernard Malamud went to see the film version of The Natural he said to his daughter, "At last, I'm an American writer."
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Bernard Malamud felt the need to write every day, whether it was half a page or a whopping five pages.
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Even though it's not that obvious in The Natural, Bernard Malamud's work is generally characterized by a strong connection with Jewishness.
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Malamud's daughter wrote a memoir about the author. Here's a reviewer's take on it.
VIDEO
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Watch Roy strike out the Whammer in the movie The Natural.
AUDIO
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Information about the real-life story of a great ball player who was shot by a crazy lady.
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Download the audio version of one of Malamud's short stories.
IMAGES
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The cover of the original printing of The Natural.
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Kim Basinger as Memo Paris in The Natural. But where's the red hair? Would you throw a game for this woman?