I guess you could call Earthly Powers a 'fictional autobiography' - it's written as the memoirs of a (fictional) prominent British author whose life bore witness to most of the historical events of the 20th century. At the centre of it is his relationship with his brother-in-law, a priest who eventually becomes the Pope. It's pretty complicated and sprawling, and the plot sort of seems to meander a bit, but I loved the character's voice and Burgess' writing is brilliant. His intellect really grabs you.
I have actually never heard of those three you listed, and I'm pretty sure I haven't seen them at my library - I will try to track them down though. Thanks :)
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Date: 2005-09-26 02:16 am (UTC)I have actually never heard of those three you listed, and I'm pretty sure I haven't seen them at my library - I will try to track them down though. Thanks :)