{"product_id":"malamud-bernard-idiots-first-uk-edition","title":"MALAMUD, Bernard. Idiots First (UK Edition).","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon: Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8vo.; in gray cloth with gilt titles on spine; with dust-jacket. Edges of jacket rubbed, a near fine copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst British edition. Signed by Malamud on free front endpapers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalamud’s second story collection was a finalist for the 1964 National Book Award for Fiction. The title story describes a man’s attempts to insure security for his disabled son, an experience which may have been close to Malamud given that his brother Eugene (who some of these copies are inscribed to) suffered from acute mental illness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenn Horowitz Bookseller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47692506955950,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6325\/1886\/files\/IMG_3178.jpg?v=1774985159","url":"https:\/\/shop.glennhorowitz.com\/products\/malamud-bernard-idiots-first-uk-edition","provider":"Glenn Horowitz Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}