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Title: The History Man Author: Malcolm Bradbury Product Details: ISBN: 9781035061150 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Dims (mm): 132 x 199 Pub Date: 02-10-25 Pub Country: United Kingdom Condition: NEW Description: 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 away around campus. But is 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. - Please allow approximately 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS for delivery (longer for rural) - Stock images displayed, actual book cover art may differ

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