Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead - Rilegato

Byrne, Paula

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ISBN 10: 0060881305 ISBN 13: 9780060881306

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2010

Riassunto

Describes the life of one of England’s greatest novelists and the friendship he shared with a glamorous, eccentric, debauched and ultimately tragic family that inspired his masterpiece, Brideshead Revisited. By the author of Perdita: The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“An utterly captivating and generous book with all the intimacy of a diary and the scholarly soundness of a fine biography...A singular accomplishment.” (Chicago Tribune)

“An engaging book...remarkably thorough...Deftly interweaving biographical details and textual analysis, Byrne makes the connections between Waugh’s art, Roman Catholic faith, and life dance.” (Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor)

“Altogether excellent and wickedly entertaining...Scandalous detail enlivens every page of this delicious biography...Over the years I’ve read all the major biographies of Evelyn Waugh, and Byrne’s is...the fastest moving and the most fun.” (Michael Dirda, Washington Post)

“Well-researched and absorbing.” (Booklist)

“Remarkable...not only a meticulously researched biography but also an enjoyable read.” (Library Journal)

“A considerable contribution to literary history...includes enough gossipy asides to intrigue readers.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A splendid new book...While displaying the research values of a scholar Byrne also manages to write with the panache and timing of a popular novelist.” (Alexander Waugh, Daily Beast)

“A sharp, entertaining literary biography...A perceptive study of how Evelyn Waugh emerged from middle-class beginnings to inhabit the tony corridors described in BRIDESHEAD REVISITED.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“’Mad World’ is the perfect title for this sparkling book, a hybrid of family romance, incisive literary criticism, and deliciously hot gossip.” (Martin Rubin, Washington Times)

L'autore:

Paula Byrne is the critically acclaimed author of five biographies, including Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice, The Real Jane Austen, and Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead. She lives in Oxford, England, with her husband, the academic and biographer Jonathan Bate.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0060881305
• ISBN 13: 9780060881306
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 367