Dec 30, 2009

Afternoon Men | Afternoon Men

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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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Afternoon Men | Afternoon Men

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Characters Discussed

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