Publication
University of Chicago Press (2014), 236 p.
Original publication date
1931
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Anthony Powell's first, highly acclaimed novel maps the decline and fall of a characteristically seedy section of London society, and confirms the author's reputation as one of the great satirists of the twentieth century.
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LibraryThing member aarhusian
Stripped down, brutal satire. First published in 1931, the novel lays bare the pretence of intellectual cum bohemian life in interwar Britain. The dialogue is lean, even minimalist, as if the English leisure class had run out of nice things to say. A sample:
"How was he?"
"He seemed fairly well when
"I expect he'll kill himself one of these days," said Mr Nunnery. "He looks as if he would."
"Yes, I expect he will."
"How was he?"
"He seemed fairly well when
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I left.""I expect he'll kill himself one of these days," said Mr Nunnery. "He looks as if he would."
"Yes, I expect he will."
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LibraryThing member adzebill
A charmingly bleak short novel where the comedy comes as much from what is not said or inferred. Also a useful portrait of museum life and the sad personalities it attracts.
LibraryThing member giovannigf
Somewhere between the goofiness of Wodehouse and the sting of Waugh. It might just be literally impossible for humor to get any drier than in this novel.
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Original language
English
ISBN
9780226186894
Physical description
236 p.; 8.5 inches
Pages
236