O, How The Wheel Becomes It!
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sharp and witty late-career novella from the celebrated author of A Dance to the Music of Time, O, How the Wheel Becomes It! chronicles the comeuppance of G.F.H. Shadbold, a minor literary figure who has spent decades shamelessly self-promoting and taking credit for the work of others. When a television researcher begins digging into Shadbold's past, long-buried truths and old rivalries resurface with delicious comic menace, illustrating Powell's masterful command of irony and social observation. The narrative presents a razor-edged satire of the London literary world, skewering vanity, opportunism, and the precarious nature of reputation with elegant, understated prose. Compact yet richly layered, the story argues that time and circumstance have a way of settling old scores, making it a deeply satisfying read for admirers of British wit and literary fiction.
Author: Anthony Powell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Heinemann, London
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sharp and witty late-career novella from the celebrated author of A Dance to the Music of Time, O, How the Wheel Becomes It! chronicles the comeuppance of G.F.H. Shadbold, a minor literary figure who has spent decades shamelessly self-promoting and taking credit for the work of others. When a television researcher begins digging into Shadbold's past, long-buried truths and old rivalries resurface with delicious comic menace, illustrating Powell's masterful command of irony and social observation. The narrative presents a razor-edged satire of the London literary world, skewering vanity, opportunism, and the precarious nature of reputation with elegant, understated prose. Compact yet richly layered, the story argues that time and circumstance have a way of settling old scores, making it a deeply satisfying read for admirers of British wit and literary fiction.