Anthony Powell: his work, his life, his loves

✍ Scribed by Powell, Anthony;Spurling, Hilary

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd;Hamish Hamilton
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

'A landmark biography' The Times, Books of the Year

The long-awaited portrait of a literary master from one of our generation's greatest biographers

Anthony Powell: the literary genius who gave us A Dance to the Music of Time, an undisputed classic of English literature. Spanning twelve spectacular volumes and written over twenty-five years, his comic masterpiece teems with idiosyncratic characters, capturing twentieth century Britain through war and peace.

Drawing on Powell's letters and journals, and the memories of those who knew him, Hilary Spurling explores his life. Investigating the friends, relations, lovers, acquaintances, fools and geniuses who surrounded him, she reveals the comical and tragic events that inspired one of the greatest fictions of the age.

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✦ Subjects

Authors, English;Authors, English--20th century;Biography;Biographies;Powell, Anthony, -- 1905-2000;Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography

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