Waugh, Evelyn (Arthur St. John)
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born Oct. 28, 1903, London, Eng.
died April 10, 1966, Combe Florey, near Taunton, Somerset
English novelist.
After an Oxford education, he devoted himself to solitary, observant travel and the writing of novels, soon earning a wide reputation for sardonic wit and technical brilliance. His finest satirical novels are
Decline and Fall (1928),
Vile Bodies (1930),
Black Mischief (1932),
A Handful of Dust (1934),
Scoop (1938), and
The Loved One (1948). He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1930, and his Catholicism is insistently reflected in his novels from then on. After service in World War II he led a retired life, growing increasingly conservative and misanthropic. His later works, more serious and ambitious but written with less élan, include
Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the
Sword of Honour trilogy
Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961).
Evelyn Waugh, photograph by Mark Gerson, 1964
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Waugh, Evelyn (Arthur Saint John) — Waugh (wô), Evelyn (Arthur Saint John). 1903 1966. British writer whose satirical novels, such as Decline and Fall (1928) and Vile Bodies (1930), lampoon high society. His later works, notably Brideshead Revisited (1945), reflect his interest in… … Universalium
Waugh, Evelyn (Arthur St. John) — (28 oct. 1903, Londres, Inglaterra–10 abr. 1966, Combe Florey, cerca de Taunton, Somerset). Novelista inglés. Después de estudiar en Oxford, emprendió viajes solitarios y contemplativos y escribió novelas que pronto establecieron su reputación… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Evelyn Waugh, photograph by Mark Gerson, 1964Camera Press