A ruthless satire of academic life, The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury is a witty campus novel and one of the most influential books of the 1970s.
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, promiscuous '70s liberal and exhausted victim of motherhood.
Funny, disconcerting and provocative, Bradbury's classic novel brilliantly satirizes a world of academic power struggles as his anti-hero seduces his away around campus. But is also reveals a marriage in crisis and demonstrates the fragility of the human heart.
| ISBN: | 9781509823390 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2017 |
| Author: | Malcolm Bradbury |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Picador Classic |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Identity / belonging |