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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This book is on the following lists:
- 4th on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- 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)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))