Famous authors · 20th century
Evelyn Waugh
1903 to 1966 · English · Literary fiction, Satire
What sets their writing apart: Study Waugh for comic precision and cool distance: exact, unsentimental prose and satirical timing. A model for controlled irony and the well-cut scene.
Notable works
- Decline and Fall (1928)
- A Handful of Dust (1934)
- Scoop (1938)
- Brideshead Revisited (1945)
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