Idiots First

Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Penguin Books Pty Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

First published in the U.S.A. 1963 Published in Great Britain by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1964 Published in Penguin Books 1966 Copyright © Bernard Malamud 1950, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963

Made and printed in Great Britain by C. Nicholls & Co. Ltd Set in Linotype Granjon

The stories in this book, all slightly revised, appeared in the following magazines: Commentary, Esquire, Harper’s Baraar, Partisan Review, Playboy, Saturday Evening Post, The Reporter and World Review (London). An excerpt from the scene from Suppose A Wedding appeared in the New Statesman.

PLEASE NOTE: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that the scene from Suppose A Wedding is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States and all foreign countries, and is subject to royalty. Permision for performances and readings, on any medium, must be secured from the author's agent, Diarmuid Russell, 551 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, New York.

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