Evelyn Waugh: The Later Years, 1939-1966

by Martin Stannard

Book Overview

The fullest account of Evelyn Waugh yet published, rejecting the stereotyped image of Waugh and revealing a more complex and serious artist behind the malicious clowning. Photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393034127
• ISBN13: 9780393034127
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 523 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Penetrating, Fascinating

As literary biographies go, this is pure excellence. One gains a better understanding of not just Waugh's writing, and not just the personality behind the writing, but also the social and historical context that helped shape Waugh. Martin Stannard has done an incredibly comprehensive job. But the fascinating Evelyn Waugh stands up to such scrutinizing detail.