The Valley of Bones

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The Valley of Bones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time," focusing on British army life during World War II.

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instanceOf novel
author Anthony Powell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts transition from civilian to military life
wartime Britain
featuresCharacter Bithel NERFINISHED
David Pennistone NERFINISHED
Kenneth Widmerpool NERFINISHED
Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED
Rowland Gwatkin NERFINISHED
followedBy The Soldier’s Art NERFINISHED
follows Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant NERFINISHED
genre literary fiction
war novel
hasLiterarySeries A Dance to the Music of Time – Second Movement NERFINISHED
language English
literaryStyle comic realism
social satire
mainTheme British army life during World War II
bureaucracy and hierarchy
social class in the military
movementWithinSeries first novel of the war trilogy within A Dance to the Music of Time
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED
notableFor continuation of long-running character arcs in A Dance to the Music of Time
detailed portrayal of British officer training units
originalMedium print
partOf A Dance to the Music of Time NERFINISHED
protagonist Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1964
publisher Heinemann NERFINISHED
seriesPosition seventh volume of A Dance to the Music of Time
setting British Army NERFINISHED
settingPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
titleOrigin biblical allusion to the Valley of Dry Bones in the Book of Ezekiel

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Anthony Powell notableWork The Valley of Bones
A Dance to the Music of Time hasPart The Valley of Bones