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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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Known works

  • The fisher king (1986)
  • Under review (1991)
  • A dance to the music of time (1951)
  • The kindly ones (1962)
  • The valley of bones (1964)