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'''''Venusberg''''' is the second novel by the English writer [[Anthony Powell]]. Published in [[1932 in literature|1932]], it is set in an unidentified Baltic country which draws clearly on Powell's experiences in Finland and Estonia. Some see the novel as part of the [[Ruritania]]n tradition (cf. ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]''), perhaps a modernist pastiche of the form.
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==Plot summary==
Dissatisfied with life and love in London, Lushington, a journalist, secures a posting in the Baltic and sets sail.
Once in the Baltic, Lushington finds himself sharing accommodations with the other party involved in the love triangle that first provoked him into leaving England, one Da Costa. Lushington is soon thoroughly involved in personal and political intrigues, meeting various diplomats, representatives of the State Police, the intrusive valet, Pope (whose name ironically recalls the role played by the Pope in the [[Tannhäuser]] legend), the American diplomat Curtis
Melancholy, shyness and embarrassment dominate the novel, suffusing even those scenes involving sudden violence with a sense of bemused, slightly detached sadness.
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[[Category:Novels by Anthony Powell]]
[[Category:Gerald Duckworth and Company books]]
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