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Although he’s best known for Brideshead Revisited, his melancholy look back at the twilight of the English aristocracy, it's Evelyn Waugh’s genius for satire that truly distinguishes him. His acid wit and relentless drive to uncover hypocrisy and pretension make him a writer whose sweet way with words is equally matched by his powerful, almost bitter satires of modern culture.
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Fact File
| Name:
Evelyn Waugh
Also Known As:
Evelyn Arthur St. John Waugh (full name)
Date of Birth:
October 28, 1903
Place of Birth:
West Hampstead, London
Date of Death:
April 10, 1966
| | Education:
Hertford College, Oxford University, 1921-1924; Heatherley's Art School, 1924
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| | Brideshead Revisited
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Evelyn Waugh
Chronicling the decline of the upper-class Marchmain family, this controversial bestseller made the Modern Library's list of the top 100 English novels of the 20th century. "It has an almost romantic sense of wonder, together with the provocative, personal point of view of a writer who sees life realistically," said The New York Times in its Books of the Century roundup. "The emotional tone and content of Brideshead Revisited are accordingly heightened beyond any Mr. Waugh has acheived before."
A Handful of Dust
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Evelyn Waugh
Scoop
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Evelyn Waugh
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The Writer as Family Man
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| | Will This Do?: An Autobiography
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Auberon Waugh
Auberon Waugh inherited his father's acerbic sensibility, and provides an entertaining portrait of growing up with his sometimes outrageous father. For more of the details of Waugh's literary development, try John Howard Wilson's scholarly biography.
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| | The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
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Evelyn Waugh
This collection brings together all of Evelyn Waugh's wonderful short fiction, including early pieces the master wrote as a child (complete with misspellings!). Our editors found that these stories revealed "a writer whose concision and control often mask powerful emotion."
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