Well, he always struck me as a very well educated, belle-lettres elitist. He has a nice Wildean wit: "Nowadays the only thing that doesn't change is the avant garde!"....but I have yet to make it through one of his novels.
His political commentary is ok. I mean his criticism of the U.S. is certainly on target; but, after that, I don't know what there is to say. His "socialism" seems to stop short at rubbing elbows with the laboring classes.
Joanna