Books
by Anthony Powell
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A Question of Upbringing |
When consulting back numbers of bookswelike I was surprised to find that no one had ever reviewed any of the novels from this author's outstanding Music of Time series. This is the first of twelve volumes. The skill and gentle humour with which he analyses the main characters, who reappear amongst a host of others in different situations throughout the series, make this a masterpiece amongst English novels set between 1920 and the early 1970s.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 47 September 2008) |
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To Keep the Ball Rolling |
The autobiography of the well-known author of the 'Dance to the Music of Time' sequence of novels set in the years 1914 - 1980. After his childhood and school days, he worked in publishing and film production and paints a witty and entertaining picture of high and low life in London's literary and artistic circles, also taking in his wartime experience liaising with foreign military missions. Packed with anecdotes about well and lesser known figures.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 21 November 2003) |
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