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Just down from Oxford in the depression of the thirties, young Blore-Smith has the security of a sizeable private income. But when a car accident causes him to bump into Maltravers, an almost-famous film director, and Chipchase, a distinctly amateur psychoanalyst, he finds himself swept up into an adventure which changes him out of recognition.
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"A master of irony . . . a writer of social comedy as revelatory as any written by Evelyn Waugh or Henry Green."--Leo Lerman "New York Times "
"Elegantly casual and scandalously funny."--Charles Poore "New York Times "
"Looking back at Powell's earlier novels, it is possible to see him discovering there how to use his razor-sharp satirical sense until it is purged of bitterness and extravagance."--Elizabeth Janeway "New York Times "
"Anthony Powell is our foremost comic writer."--V. S. Pritchett
A master of irony . . . a writer of social comedy as revelatory as any written by Evelyn Waugh or Henry Green. --Leo Lerman "New York Times ""
Elegantly casual and scandalously funny. --Charles Poore "New York Times ""
Looking back at Powell s earlier novels, it is possible to see him discovering there how to use his razor-sharp satirical sense until it is purged of bitterness and extravagance. --Elizabeth Janeway "New York Times ""
Anthony Powell is our foremost comic writer. --V. S. Pritchett"
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"Elegantly casual and scandalously funny."--Charles Poore "New York Times "
"Looking back at Powell's earlier novels, it is possible to see him discovering there how to use his razor-sharp satirical sense until it is purged of bitterness and extravagance."--Elizabeth Janeway "New York Times "
"Anthony Powell is our foremost comic writer."--V. S. Pritchett
A master of irony . . . a writer of social comedy as revelatory as any written by Evelyn Waugh or Henry Green. --Leo Lerman "New York Times ""
Elegantly casual and scandalously funny. --Charles Poore "New York Times ""
Looking back at Powell s earlier novels, it is possible to see him discovering there how to use his razor-sharp satirical sense until it is purged of bitterness and extravagance. --Elizabeth Janeway "New York Times ""
Anthony Powell is our foremost comic writer. --V. S. Pritchett"
Just down from Oxford in the depre4ssion of the Thirties, young Blore-Smith has the confidence of the callowest of youths, and the security of a sizeable private income. But when a car accident causes him to bump into Maltravers, an almost-famous film director, and Chipchase, a dinstinctly amateur psychoanalyst, he finds himself swept into an hilariously instructive - yet costly - adventure...
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- PublisherMandarin
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0749311967
- ISBN 13 9780749311964
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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