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Tag Archives: Africa
Waugh Novels in a New “Trilogy”
In a paper posted on the website culturedvultures.com (described as “a community dedicated to helping writers of all experiences and backgrounds to have their work seen and read”), Huw Saunders proposes a new “trilogy” of books about Africa. Two of the books … Continue reading
Posted in A Tourist in Africa, Black Mischief, Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
Tagged Africa, Frederick Forsyth, Huw Saunders, The Dogs of War
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West Virginian Poverty and African Diversity
Mark Sadd writing an opinion column in the Charleston (WVa) Gazette-Mail opens with this quote from Evelyn Waugh: âAh, well,â wrote Evelyn Waugh, âto the journalist every country is rich.â And to the media, one can add, every West Virginian … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Africa, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Mark Sadd, Steve Sailer, Taki's Magazine, West Virginia
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From African Kleptocracy to Spark’s Legacy
A feature length article in the Australian edition of the Spectator deals with the political flap over policy toward immigration of white South African farrmers into Australia. This is entitled “Kleptocracy on the Cape” by Thomas Jones and opens with … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Scoop, Television Programs
Tagged Africa, Guardian, Leo Robson, Muriel Spark, New Statesman, Rachel Cooke, Spectator (Australia)
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Waugh’s 1930
An anonymous Spanish-language blogger posting on picapicaweb has written a series of six brief articles tracing Evelyn Waugh’s movements in the year 1930. “Pica pica” is the scientific word for magpie, and the blogger claims to pick up those bits of information … Continue reading
Posted in Labels, Remote People, Vile Bodies
Tagged 1930s, Africa, picapicaweb
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New Criterion Reprints Article on Waugh’s African Writings
The New Criterion has reprinted a 2003 article by James Panero about Waugh’s writings on Africa, making the point that Waugh got most things right. This is entitled “Reading Africa in Waugh.” Panero’s family had business in Africa; his grandfather ran a … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Black Mischief, Letters, Scoop
Tagged Africa, James Panero, New Criterion
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