Evelyn Waugh: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Cover: 9780141184500 | The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold | A Conversation Piece | Evelyn Waugh

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This disquieting, sharply comic novel recounts a period of mental breakdown in the life of Gilbert Pinfold, an established novelist of mature years

An 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.

This disquieting, sharply comic novel recounts a period of mental breakdown in the life of Gilbert Pinfold, an established novelist of mature years

Über den Autor

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Penguin Modern Classics
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780141184500
ISBN-10:	0141184507
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Waugh, Evelyn
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd Penguin Modern Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	199 x 131 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Evelyn Waugh
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.06.2006
Gewicht:	0,182 kg