He was educated at Woolverstone Hall School ; the University of Sussex , receiving his degree in English literature in 1970 ; and the University of East Anglia , where he was one of the first graduates of Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson 's pioneering creative writing course .
He was educated at the University of Sussex and the University of East Anglia , where he was the first graduate of Malcolm Bradbury 's pioneering creative writing course .