Malcolm Bradbury books in order

English author and academic

Lived
1932–2000
Country
United Kingdom
Books
26

Malcolm Bradbury published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 2 short story collections and 7 non-fiction books, beginning with Eating People Is Wrong (1959).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Malcolm Bradbury

Standalone novels in order

  1. Eating People Is Wrong (1959)

    275 pages

  2. Stepping Westward (1965)

    368 pages

  3. The Social Context of Modern English Literature (1971)

    277 pages

  4. The History Man (1975)

    230 pages

  5. Modernism (1976)

    687 pages

  6. The Novel Today (1977)

    264 pages

  7. Rates of Exchange (1983)

    310 pages

  8. The Modern American Novel (1983)

    269 pages

  9. Contemporary American Fiction (1987)

    167 pages

  10. No, Not Bloomsbury (1987)

    373 pages

  11. Doctor Criminale (1992)

    344 pages

  12. The Modern British Novel (1993)

    515 pages

  13. Dangerous Pilgrimages (1995)

    514 pages

  14. To the Hermitage (2000)

    504 pages

Novellas in order

  1. Why Come to Slaka? (1986)

    96 pages

  2. Cuts (1987)

    127 pages

  3. My Strange Quest for Mensonge (1987)

    104 pages

Short story collections in order

  1. Who Do You Think You Are? (1976)

    224 pages

  2. The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (1987)

    448 pages

Non-fiction in order

  1. Forster (1966)

    180 pages

  2. All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go (1982)

    182 pages

  3. Saul Bellow (1982)

    110 pages

  4. The Modern World (1988)

    294 pages

  5. Unsent Letters (1988)

    218 pages

  6. From Puritanism to Postmodernism (1991)

    455 pages

  7. The Atlas of Literature (1996)

    352 pages

About Malcolm Bradbury

Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury, was an English author and academic.

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Malcolm Bradbury FAQ

How many books has Malcolm Bradbury written?
Malcolm Bradbury published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 2 short story collections and 7 non-fiction books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Malcolm Bradbury's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Eating People Is Wrong.
What is Malcolm Bradbury's last book?
To the Hermitage (2000).
What is Malcolm Bradbury's most famous book?
Eating People Is Wrong (1959) is Malcolm Bradbury's most widely read book.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.