A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell
"A Dance to the Music of Time" is a twelve-volume cycle that follows the life of the protagonist, a man from the upper-middle class in England, from his school days to his old age. The series provides a detailed and satirical depiction of British society and its changes over several decades, from the 1920s to the 1970s. The narrative is filled with a rich cast of characters from different social classes and backgrounds, whose lives intersect in various ways over time.
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- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 240-300
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 14 lists:
- 32nd on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 36th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 43rd on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 1084th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 (Anthony Burges (Book))
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)