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