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Evelyn Waugh: A Biography (Hardcover)

by Selina Hastings (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 723 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade) (19 April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 039571821X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395718216
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 5.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 832,849 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"- 'Be assured that you would be unlikely to find a more entertaining, delightful or rewarding book on Waugh if you were to search...for the next twenty years. The narrative is at once gripping and thoughtful on every page.' Mail On Sunday - 'A brilliant, three-dimensional portrait' Country Life --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Vivid Portrait of A Great Author's Life and Times, 21 Jan 2008
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My introduction to Evelyn Waugh came when I had to read 'A Handful of Dust' for my English Lit 'A' level, well over thirty years ago. That intro led me to read all of his novels and most of his short stories. He was a brilliant chronicler of the British upper middle classes and minor aristocracy in the inter-war years, and reading this biography brilliantly illuminates the background to his novels, the real-life basis for some of his most memorable characters, and the events which informed much of his fiction. Selina Hastings manages to tell Waugh's story with a real lightness of touch that still manages to convey the weight and importance of Waugh's work. he doesn't always come across as a very likeable person, but that's not necessarily a bad thing; Hastings reveals the at times ugly truth of Waugh's character whilst telling the story with wit, warmth and charm, and the cumulative effect is all the more potent as a result. It never gets bogged down, is never 'worthy', frequently salacious, and always a delight. And it makes you want to go back to Waugh's novels with a renewed vigour, matching the real life characters to their fictional counterparts - sometimes they're elisions of the two, but the important thing is the real regard that Hastings obviously holds Waugh's work. If you have any interest in Waugh's work, do yourself a favour and buy this book - it does not disappoint.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant, 8 Sep 1999
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Here is a rare combination: a fascinating subject and a beautifully written book.

Even if you know Waugh and his work only vaguely, there will be much here to keep you occupied. Equally, if you are familiar with the great man's opus then this biography will help explain his peculiarly autobiographical novels.

This is a wonderful book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A most fascinating book, 17 Mar 2000
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One of the most interesting books I have read in a long time. Incredibly well researched.
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