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A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement
- By: Anthony Powell
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 438
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story4 out of 5 stars 338
Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Completely compulsive and absorbing
- By Louisa on 31-05-12
- A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement
- By: Anthony Powell
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Awesome Epic
Reviewed: 10-04-13
Although I saw the television adaption years ago I had never read the book. It's First, Second and Third Movements are a sweeping tale of the Twenties, Thirties, Second World War and beyond - those gigantic periods of history not so far away. This epic covers every sort of human condition set against an ever-changing background of social and political life. Simon Vance's narration is a masterpiece making it possible to visualise every scene and character. A truly amazing piece of acting.
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