A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh Originally published in 1934; 1st Little, Brown and Co. ed. published in 1944. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Selected by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, this "absolutely delightful" novel (New York Times) movingly and comically chronicles the breakdown of a marriage and the disintegration of English society in the years after World War I. After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. In a novel that combines tragedy, comedy, and savage irony, Evelyn Waugh indelibly captures the irresponsible mood of the "crazy and sterile generation" between the wars. Author Biography Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom Time called "one of the centurys 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. Review "A brilliant satirical study of the eccentric between-wars society to which Waugh belonged."--LIFE"A story both tragic and hilariously funny, that seems to move along without aid from its author...Unquestionably the best book Mr. Waugh has written."--Saturday Review"Absolutely delightful."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times"Glacially sardonic....A masterpiece."--TIME"The most mature and the best written novel that Mr. Waugh has yet produced."--New Statesman & Nation"Waugh treats society as a wonderland in which he plays the part of a rude, libellous, yet domestic Alice."--V.S. Pritchett Review Quote "Waugh treats society as a wonderland in which he plays the part of a rude, libellous, yet domestic Alice."-- V.S. Pritchett Details ISBN0316216267 Author Evelyn Waugh Short Title HANDFUL OF DUST Language English ISBN-10 0316216267 ISBN-13 9780316216265 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence US Birth 1903 Death 1966 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-12-11 Imprint Back Bay Books Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-12-11 NZ Release Date 2012-12-11 US Release Date 2012-12-11 UK Release Date 2012-12-11 Pages 304 Publisher Little, Brown & Company Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137587111;

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