A Buyer's Market
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 First edition | |
| Author | Anthony Powell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | A Dance to the Music of Time |
| Genre | Satirical, Philosophical novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| OCLC | 54031610 |
| 823.91 | |
| LC Class | PR6031.O74 |
| Preceded by | A Question of Upbringing |
| Followed by | The Acceptance World |
A Buyer's Market is the second novel in Anthony Powell's twelve-novel series, A Dance to the Music of Time. Published in 1952, it continues the story of narrator Nick Jenkins with his introduction into society after boarding school and university.
The book presents new characters, notably the painter Mr. Deacon and his female acquaintance Gypsy Jones, as well as reappearances by Jenkins' school friends Peter Templer, Charles Stringham and Kenneth Widmerpool. The action takes place in London high society in the late 1920s.
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- 1952 British novels
- Novels by Anthony Powell
- A Dance to the Music of Time
- Fiction set in 1928
- Fiction set in 1929
- Novels set in London
- Heinemann (publisher) books
- 1950s novel stubs
- Philosophical novel stubs