A Question of Upbringing
by Anthony Powell
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I think Powell is becoming more obscure these days. It's unlikely that his work could be turned into a successful film - too long, not enough incident, no obvious message. He shares that with Proust, but not really very much else. No-one could accuse Powell of being difficult to read, in fact he may suffer the opposite problem - that his beautifully balanced prose disguises his subtle wit and sometimes profound observations. This is the first volume of 12, and not the very best one, but obviousl...more
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Read in March, 2008
First book of A Dance to the Music of Time. The narrator is Jenkins and it is about his time between end of high school and beginning of university, when you lose some friends and start to make new ones. I liked the writing and look forward to continuing the story.
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First book in a huge series of 12 books. Deceptively easy to read because the plot actually moves forward with the 4 young men as they leave school & go on to university or out into the world. Dry humnor is great & sheer Englishness is a great attraction.
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