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Waugh Short Story to be Presented at Getty Center
Waugh’s 1930 short story “The Manager of ‘The Kremlin’” will be presented tomorrow as part of program called “Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story” at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This is described as “an annual series … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dan Stevens, Getty Center, Selected Shorts
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Journalism and Dystopia: Two Foreign Book Articles
Works by Evelyn Waugh feature prominently in articles on two foreign language weblogs. In Spanish, the books blog entitled “Regina ExLibris” vigorously recommends Waugh’s novel Scoop (in Spanish Noticia Bomba!): …in Noticia Bomba! Waugh distills all his wit and talent for satire … Continue reading →
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Love Among The Ruins, Scoop, Short Stories
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Tagged dystopian fiction, Luca Fumagalli, Radio Spada, Regina Exlibris
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Story from The Isis; Tweets from 1939
Oxford’s literary magazine The Isis has reprinted a story it published by Evelyn Waugh. This was his first and apparently his only story published in that journal, but it was followed by several in Cherwell, according to Ann Pasternak Slater’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Academia, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Oxford, Short Stories, Twitter, World War II
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Tagged Cherwell (newspaper), The Isis (magazine)
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Waugh in the World
In the current issue of the Italian-language Roman Catholic website Radio Spada, Luca Fumagalli has written an article briefly summarizing what looks like all of Waugh’s novels. The article is in Italian and its title is translated “Teddy Bears, Rosaries, … Continue reading →
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Catholicism, Newspapers, Short Stories
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Tagged Latin Mass, New York Times, Omar Robert Hamilton, Radio Spada, The Hindu
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Waugh’s Twofer in First Things
There are two articles on Waugh in the recent print and digital editions of First Things, a nondenominational religious journal. The first is a long essay on Waugh’s work and religion by Paul V Mankowski, SJ that is combined with a … Continue reading →
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Short Stories, Sword of Honour
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Tagged "Out of Depth", First Things, Matthew Schmitz, Paul V Mankowski SJ, Philip Eade
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London Lecture on Waugh’s Artwork
A lecture by Waugh scholar Rebecca Moore has been announced by London booksellers Maggs Brothers. This will take place in their 48 Bedford Square premises on Tuesday, 25 July at 630-8pm. The store, in new premises, is also sponsoring an … Continue reading →
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, First Editions, Lectures, London, Short Stories
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Tagged Maggs Brothers Booksellers, Rebecca Moore
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Waugh’s Dystopia
In the recent wave of interest in dystopian novels following the USA’s change of government, most attention has been focused on 1984, The Handmaid’s Tale (which has been made into a successful TV serial) and Brave New World. Evelyn Waugh’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Auctions, Letters, Love Among The Ruins, Mr. Loveday's Little Outing, Newspapers, Short Stories
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Tagged Commonweal, dystopian novels, Forum Auctions, George Orwell, Robert Harris, Stanley Salmen
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Radiohead Guitarist Still Reading Waugh
Rolling Stone magazine has published a detailed article marking the 20th anniversary of the release of the alt-rock band Radiohead’s breakthrough album OK Computer in 1997. In the course of interviewing the band earlier this year when they appeared at … Continue reading →
Posted in Interviews, Newspapers, Oxford, Put Out More Flags, Short Stories, Sword of Honour
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Tagged Continuing Education, Jonny Greenwood, Luke Wright, Oxford Student, Radiohead, Rolling Stone
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Waugh in the Weeklies
The New Statesman’s latest pop culture podcast, entitled SRSLY but pronounced “seriously”, includes a discussion of the BBC’s adaptation of Decline and Fall. This is SRSLY podcast #88 with commentators Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz. The discussion of Decline and Fall … Continue reading →
Posted in Adaptations, Collections, Decline and Fall, Mr. Loveday's Little Outing, Short Stories, Television
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Tagged BBC Radio 4, Emily Hill, New Statesman SRSLY, The Spectator
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Waugh’s Bazaar
The current issue of Harper’s Bazaar (May 2017) has an article by Alex Preston based on the magazine’s archives that should be of interest: Alex Preston explores the Bazaar archives in our 150th-anniversary year, to discover a story of love, loss … Continue reading →
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Newspapers, Short Stories
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Tagged "By Special Request", "The Man Who Liked Dickens", Alex Preston, Harper's Bazaar
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