# The Natural

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- Authors: [Bernard Malamud](https://www.bookquiver.com/bernard-malamud)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-04-03
- Genres: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general

## Description

This is a book about heroism - of sorts. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. At last, in a few short seasons, or never, he must achieve the towering reputation that he feels is his right.

## Editions

### The Natural

- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4641-912-0
- Published: 2017-08-24
- Language: en_GB

### The Natural

- Publisher: Vintage Classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9943-702-4
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2014-04-03
- Language: en_GB