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Evelyn Waugh
AuthorBooks · Second hand1903-1966
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour (1952–1961). He is recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.
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About Evelyn Waugh
Birth
1903
Death
1966
First book
1924
Years writing
102
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour (1952–1961). He is recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.
Evelyn Waugh was a prolific British author who wrote over 400 works throughout his career.
His sharp wit shone particularly in the genre of satire, where he masterfully dissected the society of his time.
Beyond being a novelist, he held varied roles such as war correspondent, screenwriter, and journalist.
His most iconic work, Brideshead Revisited, is a fundamental pillar of 20th-century English literature.
Born in West Hampstead in 1903, Waugh left a literary legacy spanning from autobiography to science fiction.
