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A Dance to the Music of Time (1997): TV Series vs Book
TV series · 1997 · Directed by Christopher Morahan · Starring Simon Russell Beale, James Purefoy
About the tv series
Several friends move through decades of English life, from school to old age, with social ambition, love and art at the centre.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe television version condenses a twelve-novel cycle into a manageable series and keeps the wit and the sense of time passing.
Read or watch first?
The books are long but wonderfully funny, and each volume can be read on its own.
What the book gives you
A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell
A rich, funny and gently ironic series of novels you can live in.
Who will like it: Readers who like long, witty portraits of English society.