Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

A Conversation Piece

AvEvelyn Waugh

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This disquieting, sharply comic novel recounts a period of mental breakdown in the life of Gilbert Pinfold, an established novelist of mature yearsAn inability to control his fantasies sends Gilbert Pinfold, a well-known author, cruising on a Ceylon-bound liner to recuperate. Yet, to his horror, the hallucinations increase and life on board becomes very embarrassing. This curious and diverting novel throws new light on Evelyn Waugh's remarkable talent.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-06-29
Mått:130 x 200 x 10 mm
Vikt:200 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Penguin Modern Classics
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780141184500

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Evelyn Waugh was born in Hampstead in 1903 and educated at Hertford College, Oxford. In 1928 he published his first novel, Decline and Fall, which was soon followed by Vile Bodies (1930), Black Mischief (1932), A Handful of Dust (1934) and Scoop (1938). During these years he also travelled extensively and converted to Catholicism. In 1939 Waugh was commissioned in the Royal Marines and later transferred to the Royal Horse Guards, experiences which informed his Sword of Honour trilogy (1952-61). His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited (1945), was written while on leave from the army. Waugh died in 1966.