Modern Classics Handful of Dust
by
Evelyn Waugh
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN-10
0141183969
ISBN-13
9780141183961
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Classics
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 7th, 2000
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
242 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 12.90 x 1.90 cms
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After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is 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.
Evelyn Waugh''s celebrated tale of decadence and social disintegration, with an introduction by Philip Eade
After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is 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. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the ''crazy and sterile generation'' between the wars. This breakdown of the Last marriage is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh''s own divorce, and a symbol of the disintegration of society.
''One of the twentieth century''s most chilling and bitter novels; and one of its best''
Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
''One of the most distinguished novels of the century''
Frank Kermode
''This is a masterpiece of stylish satire, and is funny, too ... a marvellous book''
John Banville, Irish Times
After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is 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. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the ''crazy and sterile generation'' between the wars. This breakdown of the Last marriage is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh''s own divorce, and a symbol of the disintegration of society.
''One of the twentieth century''s most chilling and bitter novels; and one of its best''
Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
''One of the most distinguished novels of the century''
Frank Kermode
''This is a masterpiece of stylish satire, and is funny, too ... a marvellous book''
John Banville, Irish Times
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