The History Man
First edition | |
| Author | Malcolm Bradbury |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Francisco Goya Dog Buried in Sand |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print & Audio |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 0-436-06502-9 |
The History Man is a campus novel by Malcolm Bradbury published in 1975. His best-known novel, it is a satire of academic life in the "glass and steel" universities, the ones established in the 1960s which followed the "redbricks". In 1981 the book was made into a successful BBC television serial.