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Malcolm Bradbury
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Malcolm Bradbury
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Malcolm Stanley Bradbury
7 September 1932 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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| Died | 27 November 2000 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | University College, Leicester (BA) Queen Mary College, University of London (MA) Victoria University of Manchester (PhD) |
| Years active | 1955–2000 |
Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury (7 September 1932 – 27 November 2000) was a famous English author and teacher. He wrote many books and TV shows. He was also a professor at a university.
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Life and Early Education
Malcolm Bradbury was born in Sheffield, England, in 1932. His father worked for the railway. His family moved around a bit when he was young. They lived in London and then returned to Sheffield. Later, they moved to Nottingham.
Malcolm went to West Bridgford Grammar School until 1950. He then studied English at University College, Leicester. He earned a top degree in 1953. He continued his studies at Queen Mary College, University of London. There, he earned his Master's degree in 1955.
Starting His Career
From 1955 to 1958, Malcolm taught at the Victoria University of Manchester and Indiana University in the United States. In 1958, he returned to England for a serious heart operation. While recovering in hospital in 1959, he finished his first novel. It was called Eating People is Wrong.
Malcolm Bradbury married Elizabeth Salt. They had two sons together. He started his first teaching job at the University of Hull. In 1962, he began writing and editing critical books. One of his first was about the author Evelyn Waugh.
From 1961 to 1965, he taught at the University of Birmingham. He earned his PhD in American studies in 1962. After that, he moved to the University of East Anglia (UEA). His second novel, Stepping Westward, came out in 1965.
Professor and Writing Mentor
At UEA, Malcolm Bradbury became a Professor of American Studies in 1970. He also started a special course there. It was called the MA in Creative Writing. This course helped many young writers. Famous authors like Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro studied there.
He wrote many more books during this time. Some of his novels include The History Man (1975) and Rates of Exchange (1983). He retired from teaching in 1995.
Honors and Later Life
Malcolm Bradbury was recognized for his great work in literature. In 1991, he became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). This was for his services to literature. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 2000. This meant he could be called "Sir Malcolm".
Sir Malcolm Bradbury passed away in November 2000. He was buried near Norwich, England.
His Creative Works
Malcolm Bradbury was a very busy writer and teacher. He was an expert on modern novels. He wrote books about famous authors like Evelyn Waugh and E. M. Forster. He also edited classic books like F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
However, most people know him best for his own novels. His books often had a funny and ironic style. They sometimes made fun of university life or British culture. One of his novels, Rates of Exchange, was even nominated for the Booker Prize in 1983. This book was set in a made-up Eastern European country called Slaka. He even wrote a humorous travel guide about Slaka called Why Come to Slaka?.
Writing for Television
Malcolm Bradbury also wrote a lot for television. He created TV series like Anything More Would Be Greedy. He also adapted many novels into TV shows. These included Blott on the Landscape and Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe. He also wrote an episode for the popular detective show Inspector Morse. His last TV script was for the show Dalziel and Pascoe in 2000.
His writing often used humor to look at society. He was known for his clever and witty style.
See also
In Spanish: Malcolm Bradbury para niños
- American Studies in Britain
