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 author's 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 title's spinning--and righteous--emblem of chance. Sophisticated
and a bit cruel, Wheel's tale of posthumous vengeance is, nonetheless,
irresistible.
Written at the peak of the late British master's 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.