The History Man

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 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. 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 way around campus. It also reveals a marriage in crisis and demonstrates the fragility of the human heart. Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Bradbury
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 03.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781035061150
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3506115-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Picador Classic; Picador Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Satire, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Satirical fiction and parodies, Satirical style / satire