I wanted to look at the upper-middle-class scene since the war, and in particular my generation's part in it. We had spent our early years as privileged members of a privileged class. How were we faring in the Age of the Common Man? How ought we to be faring?
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"I wanted to look at the upper-middle-class scene since the war, and in particular my generation's part in it. We had spent our early years as privileged members of a privileged class. How were we faring in the Age of the Common Man? How ought we to be faring?" — Simon Raven #warpeace
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I wanted to look at the upper-middle-class scene since the war, and in particular my generation's part in it. We had spent our early years as privileged members of a privileged class. How were we faring in the Age of the Common Man? How ought we to be faring? — Simon Raven
About Simon Raven
Simon Raven was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1927–2001).
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This quote is attributed to Simon Raven, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Simon Raven lived from 1927 – 2001.
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