Malcolm Bradbury (1932-2000) was a well-known British novelist, critic, and academic. A pioneer of the celebrated Creative Writing Course at the University of East Anglia, he nurtured the literary talent of a generation of writers. His novels include Eating People Is Wrong, The History Man, Rats of Exchange—which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize—and Doctor Criminale. He was awarded a knighthood in 1999.