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The History Man: Picador Classic
Malcolm Bradbury
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Description for The History Man: Picador Classic
Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
With an introduction by James Naughtie Take a Valium. Have a party. Go on a demo. Shoot a soldier. Make a bang. Bed a friend. That's your problem-solving system . . . But haven't we tried all that? Howard Kirk, product of the Swinging Sixties, radical university lecturer, and one half of a very modern marriage, is throwing a party. The night will have all sorts of repercussions: for Henry Beamish, Howard's desperate and easily neglected friend, and for Howard's wife Barbara, promiscuous '70s liberal and exhausted victim of motherhood. ... Read more
With an introduction by James Naughtie Take a Valium. Have a party. Go on a demo. Shoot a soldier. Make a bang. Bed a friend. That's your problem-solving system . . . But haven't we tried all that? Howard Kirk, product of the Swinging Sixties, radical university lecturer, and one half of a very modern marriage, is throwing a party. The night will have all sorts of repercussions: for Henry Beamish, Howard's desperate and easily neglected friend, and for Howard's wife Barbara, promiscuous '70s liberal and exhausted victim of motherhood. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Picador Classic
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509823390
SKU
V9781509823390
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99-50
About Malcolm Bradbury
Malcolm Bradbury was a well-known novelist, critic and academic, and founder of the creative writing department at the University of East Anglia. He was the author of seven novels, including The History Man and Rates of Exchange, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was awarded a knighthood in 2000 and died later the same year.
Reviews for The History Man: Picador Classic
Exhilarating . . . A book which captures for all time the spirit of an age
Margaret Drabble Very funny . . . a quite ruthless satire
Evening Standard
Extremely witty . . . Bradbury writes brilliantly
New York Times
Malcolm Bradbury has come up with a novel that simply must be read
Elizabeth ... Read more
Margaret Drabble Very funny . . . a quite ruthless satire
Evening Standard
Extremely witty . . . Bradbury writes brilliantly
New York Times
Malcolm Bradbury has come up with a novel that simply must be read
Elizabeth ... Read more