The Military Philosophers (Dance to the Music of Time) [Paperback]

"I think it is now becoming clear that A Dance to the Music of Time is going to become the greatest modern novel since Ulysses."
--Clive James
"I would rather read Mr Powell than any English novelist now writing."
--Kingsley Amis --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

The ninth novel in Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

The ninth in a sequence of novels collectively titled "A Dance to the Music of Time". More than 300 characters are choreographed over a period of 70 years, starting with "A Question of Upbringing".

The ninth novel in Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Anthony Powell was born in 1905. After working in publishing and as a scriptwriter, he began to write for the Daily Telegraph in the mid-1930s. He served in the army during World War II and subsequently became the fiction reviewer on the TLS. Next came five years as literary editor of Punch. He was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1988. In addition to the twelve-novel sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell is the author of seven other novels, and four volumes of memoirs, To Keep the Ball Rolling. (20040315) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.