Vile Bodies
1930 novel by Evelyn Waugh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vile Bodies is the second novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1930. It satirises the bright young things, the rich young people partying in London after World War I, and the press which fed on their doings. The original title Bright Young Things, which Waugh changed because he thought the phrase had become too clichéd, was used in Stephen Fry's 2003 film adaptation. The eventual title appears in a comment made by the novel's narrator in reference to the characters' party-driven lifestyle: "All that succession and repetition of massed humanity... Those vile bodies...".[1][2] The book was dedicated to B. G. and D. G., Waugh's friends Bryan Guinness and his wife Diana.[3]
Author | Evelyn Waugh |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel, satire |
Set in | England, late 1920s |
Publisher | Chapman & Hall |
Publication date | 1930 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 254 |
ISBN | 0-14-118287-3 |
OCLC | 42700827 |
823.912 | |
LC Class | PR6045 .A97 |
Preceded by | Decline and Fall |
Followed by | Black Mischief |