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English novelist (1905-2000)
Also known as: Anthony Dymoke Powell, Энтони Поуэлл, أنتوني باول, アンソニー・パウエル, 安东尼·鲍威尔, Поуэлл Энтони
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- The fisher king (1986)
- Under review (1991)
- A dance to the music of time (1951)
- The kindly ones (1962)
- The valley of bones (1964)