Rates of Exchange

Malcolm Bradbury

Rates of Exchange

‘The work of a master not only of language and comedy, but of feeling too’ Claire Tomalin

Slaka! Land of lake and forest, of beetroot and tractor. Slaka! Land whose borders are sometimes here, often further north, and sometimes not at all!

Dr Petworth is on a cultural exchange to the small (and fictional) Eastern European country of Slaka. Pallid and middle-aged, Dr Petworth might appear stuffy, but during his short stay he manages to embroil himself in the thorny thickets of sexual intrigue and love, while still finding time to see the major sites.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1983, Rates of Exchange took Bradbury’s satirical gifts to a new level. 

A fundraising event to celebrate the reissue of Malcolm Bradbury's novels and support the work of the Malcolm Bradbury Memorial Trust in providing scholarships for UEA creative writing students.

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Malcolm Bradbury, British novelist, critic and academic, was best known for his satirical portrayals of the university life he was so familiar with. A dedicated advocate for the appreciation of literature in wider society, Bradbury co-founded the first Creative Writing course at the University of East Anglia. 

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Picador reissues the work of one of the finest authors of the 20th century. 

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Warm and generous, famous and friendly, witty and wise: Dominic Bradbury on his father's life and work.