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Biographical note
Peter Conrad taught English literature at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1973 to 2011. He has written more than twenty books, including How the World Was Won: The Americanization of Everywhere; Creation: Artists, Gods & Origins; At Home in Australia; and Modern Times, Modern Places: Life and Art in the Twentieth Century, all published by Thames & Hudson.'Conrad is stunningly well-informed, compulsively allusive and equipped with the kind of imagination that transforms the base metal of history into pure gold' - Observer
'Marvellous … sparkling with arresting vignettes - a testament to forensic research' - Independent
'Conrad unrolls the 20th century like a giant canvas and takes us on a provocative, enjoyable romp through its quarrels, rivalries and vanities … an absorbing and highly accessible book … an affectionate, comprehensive survey of the art and popular culture of a century' - The Irish Times
'Very fine … vastly detailed and immensely subtle' - The Glasgow Herald
'A magisterial story, never before told in such an intelligent and, essentially, sympathetic manner' - Prospect