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Sir malcolm bradbury, in full malcolm stanley bradbury, born september 7, 1932, sheffield, englanddied november 27, 2000, norwich, norfolk, british novelist and critic who is best known for the history man 1975, a satirical look at academic life bradbury studied at the university of leicester b. A guide to european literature 18901930 penguin literary criticism malcolm bradbury. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Taken together the two works show bradbury s fascination with the novel as a comic form. He maintains that his main concern is to explore problems and dilemmas of liberalism and issues. Malcolm bradbury was born on september 7, 1932 in sheffield, england as malcolm stanley bradbury.
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