Venusberg
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Book Overview
Written from a vantage point both high and deliberately narrow, the early novels of the late British master Anthony Powell nevertheless deal in the universal themes that would become a substantial part of his oeuvre: pride, greed, and the strange drivers of human behavior. More explorations of relationships and vanity than plot-driven narratives, Powell's early works reveal the stirrings of the unequaled style, ear for dialogue, and eye for irony...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:022631412X
ISBN13:9780226314129
Release Date:October 2015
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:168 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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As good as 'A Dance'.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Having recently completed Powell's opus, 'A Dance to the Music of Time' for the third time, I decided to read his other, earlier, works. Venusberg is classic Anthony Powell with his acute observations of human nature, his sly digs at those who need it and overall, his wonderful eye for humour that is at once supremely funny yet subtle. It had me smiling to myself from start to finish. Apart from being a very funny novel, the book can also be seen as a travelogue and as an observation of a part of Europe between the wars. Politics also plays a large part in the novel but it is Powell's examination of human nature that makes this such a classic. An excellent addition to anyone's library.
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