I have never read anything by Anthony Powell. After reading this biography, I don't think I will. The author had great admiration for Powell. Unfortunately, the tone came across as both too reverential and too distanced. The book felt like it was describing a bunch of random events that had no importance, even though the author was deeply involved with them. Powell appears to be an author that captured the literary zeitgeist in his time, but is now out of favor.
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