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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
transition from civilian to military life
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wartime Britain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bithel
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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
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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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