Article: BRADBURY'S LITERARY QUIPS

UNSENT LETTERS. Irreverent Notes From a Literary Life, by

Malcolm Bradbury. Viking. 218 pp. $16.95.

Malcolm Bradbury is best known for his 1976 satirical novel, "The History Man." An acid

send-up of '60s fallout in the academic world, it soon acquired cult status, enough to insure that "Unsent Letters" will raise keen expectations among a small but dedicated band of fans. Who better than Bradbury -- with his sure wit, acute eye and astute mind -- to lampoon the idiocies of literary and academic society in a series of unmailed "letters"?

Alas, while the device of "Unsent Letters" -- which consists of just that, unmailed correspondence with which the author unburdens himself on a ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!