Afternoon Men (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Anthony Powell
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: The Soho area of London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Culture, Art or artists, 1920’s, City life, London, Painting or painters, Lifestyles, Bohemianism, Comedy
- Locales: Soho, London, England
Characters Discussed
William Atwater, the protagonist, a young museum official. He has straw-colored hair, sometimes wears tortoiseshell-rimmed spectacles, and has long, slender legs. His father is a retired civil servant, but he has twice failed to win a Foreign Office post. He is one of the “Bright Young People” of the London Soho district, witty but bored and enervated. He secured his museum position through influence. He spends his evenings in talk, and he drifts from one situation to another.
Raymond Pringle, Atwater’s friend, a painter. He is twenty-eight...
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