num_pages: 274
description: 'He is, as Proust was before him, the great literary chronicler of his culture in his time.' GUARDIANA Dance to the Music of Time is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Reissued now in this definitive edition, it stands ready to delight and entrance a new generation of readers.In this second volume, Nick Jenkins is struggling to establish himself in London after graduating from university. As old friends come and go – Stringham takes the leap into marriage, Templer heads into the world of business and Widmerpool, confident in his own importance, begins a career in law – Nick starts to make new acquaintances, and throws himself into society life. In this new world of glamorous Debutante balls and leisurely country visits, Nick has his first encounter with love and its disappointments.
language: English
title: A Buyer's Market
titlecomplete: A Buyer's Market (A Dance to the Music of Time, #2)
characters: Kenneth Widmerpool, Nicholas Jenkins
genres: Humor, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical, Classics, Novels, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1386
series: A Dance to the Music of Time
publisher: Arrow