Scoop

by Evelyn Waugh

Overview

"Originally published in the United States by Little, Brown and Company, July 1938. Reissued in hardcover and paperback, December 2012."--T.p. verso.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316216371
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	12/11/2012
Pages:	275
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom Time called "one of the century's great masters of English prose," wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, A Handful of Dust, Scoop, and Brideshead Revisited, were selected by the Modern Library as among the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.

Date of Birth:

October 28, 1903

Date of Death:

April 10, 1966

Place of Birth:

West Hampstead, London

Education:

Hertford College, Oxford University, 1921-1924; Heatherley's Art School, 1924

Editorial Reviews

"Thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny."—New York Times Book Review

"Ingenious, satirical, extremely funny...Mr. Waugh's ribald wit spurts in a brisk unininterrupted flow upon the caprices of sensational journalism. Scoop is entertaining reading all through, with more than a single good laugh or chuckle to the page."—Times Literary Supplement

"Urban malice as bright and sharp as tin; it is not only delightful but true."—Otis Ferguson, The New Republic

"A brilliant, accomplished novel...fast, furious, and hilarious."—Terence Holliday, Saturday Review

"With this book, England's wittiest novelist sets a new standard for comic extravaganza....The one real message concerning Scoop is that it is thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny, and that everyone should get a copy at once."—Robert Van Gelder, New York Times Book Review

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