Anthony Powell (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Barber
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Literary biography
- Time of Work: 1905-2000
- Setting: England, principally Oxford, London, and Somerset
- Principal Characters: Anthony Powell, Lady Violet Pakenham Powell, Malcolm Muggeridge, Constant Lambert, Evelyn Waugh
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, World War II, Novelists, England or English people, Fame, Bohemianism, Great Britain
- Locales: London, England, Oxford, England, Somerset, England
Michael Barber faced obstacles in writing this book. Anthony Powell was an acclaimed novelist, famous for his twelve-novel series known collectively as A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975). Some years ago, Powell selected Hilary Spurling to write his authorized biography. Like Powell, Spurling was an Oxford graduate, and in 1977 she had published a useful guide to Powell's novels, Invitation to the Dance. When Barber, an enthusiastic reader of Powell's work, began to contemplate his biography, he found some doors closed and some documents unavailable. Nevertheless, he...
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