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
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Eating People Is Wrong
Malcolm Bradbury's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order

Eating People Is Wrong (1959)

Stepping Westward (1965)

The Social Context of Modern English Literature (1971)

The History Man (1975)

Modernism (1976)

The Novel Today (1977)

Rates of Exchange (1983)

The Modern American Novel (1983)

Contemporary American Fiction (1987)

No, Not Bloomsbury (1987)

Doctor Criminale (1992)

The Modern British Novel (1993)

Dangerous Pilgrimages (1995)

To the Hermitage (2000)
Novellas in order

Why Come to Slaka? (1986)

Cuts (1987)

My Strange Quest for Mensonge (1987)
Short story collections in order

Who Do You Think You Are? (1976)

The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (1987)
Non-fiction in order

Forster (1966)

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go (1982)

Saul Bellow (1982)

The Modern World (1988)

Unsent Letters (1988)

From Puritanism to Postmodernism (1991)

The Atlas of Literature (1996)
About Malcolm Bradbury
Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury, was an English author and academic.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.