O, How the Wheel Becomes It!: A Novel

The first novel Anthony Powell published following the completion of his epic A Dance to the Music of Time, O, How the Wheel Becomes It! fulfills perhaps every authors fantasy as it skewers a conceited, lazy, and dishonest critic. A writer who avoids serving in World War II and veers in and out of marriage, G. F. H. Shadbold ultimately falls victim to the titles spinningand righteousemblem of chance. Sophisticated and a bit cruel, Wheels tale of posthumous vengeance is, nonetheless, irresistible.

Written at the peak of the late British masters extraordinary literary career, this novel offers profound insight into the mind of a great artist whose unequaled style, ear for dialogue, and eye for irony will delight devotees and new readers alike. See more