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The Bright Young Things of 1920s Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade, whether it is promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. A vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the hedonistic fulfilment of their desires. Evelyn Waugh’s acidly funny and experimental satire shows a new generation emerging in the years after the First World War, revealing the darkness and vulnerability beneath the glittering surface of the high life.
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Vile Bodies, Evelyn Waugh
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- Vile Bodies
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Evelyn Waugh
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 258
- ISBN10
- 0140188606
- ISBN13
- 9780140188608
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Humor, Love, Classics, Politics, 20th century, Gifts for grandpa, British Literature, Great Britain, Marriage, London, Money
- Original title
- Vile bodies
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- The Bright Young Things of 1920s Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade, whether it is promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. A vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the hedonistic fulfilment of their desires. Evelyn Waugh’s acidly funny and experimental satire shows a new generation emerging in the years after the First World War, revealing the darkness and vulnerability beneath the glittering surface of the high life.