The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh - Waugh, Evelyn
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Evelyn Waugh kept a diary almost continuously from the age of seven until a year before his death in 1966. Extracts from the diaries caused sensation when they were published by the OBSERVER. They are a unique literary document of 300,000 words which provide the background to the novels which made Waugh famous, and gives a continuously sharp and baleful view of the social history of our times. THE DIARIES throw new light not only on Waugh's work, but on the character of a puzzling, cantankerous and formidable man.

Produktbeschreibung
Evelyn Waugh kept a diary almost continuously from the age of seven until a year before his death in 1966. Extracts from the diaries caused sensation when they were published by the OBSERVER. They are a unique literary document of 300,000 words which provide the background to the novels which made Waugh famous, and gives a continuously sharp and baleful view of the social history of our times. THE DIARIES throw new light not only on Waugh's work, but on the character of a puzzling, cantankerous and formidable man.
Autorenporträt
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) war nach dem Studium (Geschichte und Kunst in Oxford und London) als Lehrer und Journalist tätig und unternahm ausgedehnte Reisen in Europa, im Nahen Osten und in Amerika. 1930 konvertierte er zum Katholizismus.