Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead
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- Synopsis
- A terrifically engaging and original biography of one of England's greatest novelists, Evelyn Waugh, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched, and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, Brideshead Revisited. Fans of The Mitfords, D. J. Taylor's Bright Young People, and Alexander Waugh's Fathers and Sons, as well as Anglophiles in general, will find much to savor in Paula Byrne's wonderful Mad World. A major theme of the book and part of its original research relates to Waugh's bisexuality and how this, at the time, criminal offense effected him and his friends. In addition the thread of homosexuality runs continually through the book.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 368 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780060881306
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 08/27/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Paula Byrne
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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