Name: Officers and Gentlemen
Price: 546.00 TWD
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Author: Evelyn Waugh
ISBN: 9780141184678

Type

Physical Book

Author

Evelyn Waugh

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Synopsis "Officers and Gentlemen "

Upper class rogues bohemians dowagers socialites bureaucrats and delinquent evacuees prepare for England to change forever in this hilarious and deadly serious 1942 satire on the phoney warThe hideous then unfamiliar shriek of the air raid sirens sang out over LondonWhat happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out Put Out More Flags shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the times. Some of them play a valorous part; others like the scapegrace Basil Sea disclose their incorrigible habit of self preservation in all circumstances. Basils contribution to the war effort involves the use of his peculiar talents in such spheres of opportunity as the Ministry of Information and an obscure section of Military Security adventures which incite Evelyn Waugh to another pungent satire upon the coteries of Mayfair

Evelyn Waugh

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Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966) was a British novelist known for his sharp social satire and elegant prose. Educated at Lancing College and Hertford College, Oxford, he briefly worked as a teacher before fully dedicating himself to writing. His experiences in World War II notably influenced his work, especially in the Sword of Honour trilogy (1952–1961).

Among his most notable works are Decline and Fall (1928), A Handful of Dust (1934), Scoop (1938), and Brideshead Revisited (1945), the latter considered one of his most influential novels. He also wrote biographies, travel books, and short stories, establishing himself as a central figure in 20th-century English literature.

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