Temporary Kings
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"Temporary Kings" is a later novel in Anthony Powell's multi-volume sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time," continuing its satirical exploration of British society and shifting personal relationships in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kenneth Widmerpool
NERFINISHED
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Pamela Widmerpool NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Gwinnett NERFINISHED ⓘ X. Trapnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hearing Secret Harmonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Books Do Furnish a Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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novel of manners ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Temporary Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | satire of British society ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nicholas Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | A Dance to the Music of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInNarrativeChronology | later volume in A Dance to the Music of Time ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | A Dance to the Music of Time: Third Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInSequence | 11 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
art and literary culture
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power and ambition ⓘ shifting personal relationships ⓘ social change in postwar Britain ⓘ |
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