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Bernard Malamud, an Uncommon card
Bernard Malamud was an American novelist and short story writer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Bernard Malamud quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bernard Malamud card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ novel The Natural was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford.
Answer
baseball. His baseball novel The Natural was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford. From the Bernard Malamud article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His ____ novel The Fixer, about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Answer
1960s. His 1966 novel The Fixer, about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. From the Bernard Malamud article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alfred Sisley. Alfred Sisley 73 · Bernard Malamud 69 · Housekeeping 64 · Nellie Grant 61 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century.
- His baseball novel The Natural was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford.
- His 1966 novel The Fixer, about antisemitism in the Russian Empire, won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bernard Malamud article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Bernard Malamud
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Bernard Malamud in the power ranking, all domains together.
- HousekeepingUncommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 59
- Mary WalshUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 55
- Nellie GrantUncommon · History · ATK 61 DEF 62
- Córdoba Province, ArgentinaUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 52
- Lin YutangUncommon · Arts · ATK 69 DEF 54
- Greater Buenos AiresUncommon · Science · ATK 70 DEF 53
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bernard Malamud (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Bragg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
