Publication

1997-12-01 - Sun and Moon Press

Language

English

Word Count

66,750 words, Guess

Page Count

267 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8598360M
  • ISBN-139781557132840
  • ISBN-101557132844
  • OCLC Control Number38086481
  • LibraryThing233374
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  • Goodreads146561

Description

First published in 1931, Afternoon Men tracks the trivial encounters and empty pastimes of the social set through William Atwater. With a glee in demolishing pretenses that rivals the works of Max Beerbohm and Evelyn Waugh, Powell exposes artistic pretension, aristocratic jadedness, and the dark side of the "glamorous" life. But as Atwater finds his love for Susan Nunnery dissipate in this atmosphere, Powell moves beyond satire into darker territory. Language is stripped of meaning and human contact is thwarted until even action turns events back upon themselves in an endless cycle of futility.

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