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Category Archives: Vile Bodies
Presentation Copy of Vile Bodies on Sale
Peter Harrington Books has listed a copy of the Vile Bodies first edition. This is a copy which Waugh presented to London chef Marcel Boulestin: First edition, presentation copy, eponymously inscribed on the front endpaper: “For Marcel Boulestin/ from / Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in First Editions, Items for Sale, Vile Bodies, Work Suspended
Tagged Marcel Boulestin, Peter Harrington Books, Randolph Churchill
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Waugh Gender Misperception as Good Career Move
The Independent has published a report from its correspondent at the Bath Lterature Festival, Katy Guest. When learning of Time’s recent mistake re Waugh’s gender, Guest wondered if the perception of Waugh as a female writer might be a good career move. Women … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Decline and Fall, Festivals, Humo(u)r, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Bath Literature Festival, Independent, Katy Guest
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Details Announced of Waugh Anniversary Event in Leeds
The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project has announced the details of an event at the University of Leeds on 23 March to mark the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death later this year. Here’s the schedule and venue: Event ScheduleHost: Professor … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Alexander Waugh, Anniversaries, Complete Works, Conferences, Vile Bodies
Tagged Brotherton Gallery, Michael Brennan, University of Leeds
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Esquire Lists Vile Bodies Among Top 20 Funniest Books
Esquire magazine conducted a poll among comedians and writers to name their funniest books and came up with a list of the top 20. Evelyn Waugh’s Vile Bodies (1930) is included: It is a gift to the satirist to live in turbulent times but … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Vile Bodies
Tagged comic novels, Esquire
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Vile Bodies Inspired by Misery
In today’s Boston Globe, columnist Alex Beam has an article bemoaning what he sees as the seemingly inexorable spread of gratuitous happiness. He cites Evelyn Waugh as an example of what it’s opposite can inspire: What’s so great about happiness? … Continue reading
Posted in Letters, Newspapers, Vile Bodies
Tagged Alex Beam, Boston Globe, happiness
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Vile Bodies and Aladdin Sane
A newsblog has posted a review of David Bowie’s 1973 Aladdin Sane album in which the connections with Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies are further elaborated: Named after the pun ‘A Lad Insane’, David Bowie has stated that this album was … Continue reading
Death of a Waugh Fan
The papers have announced today the death of singer-songwriter David Bowie (1947-2016). He was just 2 days past his 69th birthday. Bowie was unusually widely read for a popular musician, and one of his fans posted the list of his 100 favorite … Continue reading
English Men of Letters
Critic and novelist D.J. Taylor’s new study The Prose Factory: Literary Life in England since 1918 is being reviewed in advance of its January 7th U.K. publication date. The book is primarily devoted to those who made their livings as men (or … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Diaries, Vile Bodies
Tagged D.J. Taylor; The Prose Factory; men of letters, The Times
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David Bowie, Waugh Fan (more)
In an earlier post, David Bowie’s appreciation of Waugh’s work was noted. An arts blogger (Dan Shepelavy) offers additional information. According to his article “Bright Young Things, Part 2: Bowie Edition,” Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane was inspired by his reading of … Continue reading
Simon Winchester, Waugh Reader
This week’s “By the Book” column in the New York Times features an interview of British journalist and author Simon Winchester. His most recent book is entitled Pacific, a nonfiction work about that area of the world. In answer to the … Continue reading
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Tagged New York Times, Simon Winchester
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