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Glenda Burgess's avatar

This is a great great read, AT. Thanks!

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Arthur Silen's avatar

The intellectual glitterati angst and confusion are on display for all to see. They obviously thought themselves more important and influential than they actually were. Their politics bordered on the faddish fringe. Writing novels to convey political ideas was really a disservice to both literature and politics. Political movements wrapped around the personalities of their leadership leads to a blurring of thought. Witness how Winston Churchill was so quickly deposed after VE Day. Much the same with George H W Bush in 1992. Most strong, charismatic leaders saw these writers as personalities to be manipulated and flattered, blided by their own self-regard.

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