From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature About the Author Malcolm Bradbury was an English author, critic and academician. He was the Emeritus Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia and has written books like the History Man and Stepping Westward. He was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Rates of Exchange. In 1991, the author became a Commander of the British Empire. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 2000 in the New Year Honors. He passed away the same year.Richard Ruland is a Professor at the Department of English in Washington University, St. Louis. He has written America in Modern European Literature and the Rediscovery of American Literature. His research interests lie in literary history and cultural nationalism.