MenatArms(PenguinModernClassics)

作者 Evelyn Waugh著
出版社 PenguinBooks
出版时间 2001年5月
ISBN 9780141185736
定价 178.00

内容简介

GuyCrouchback,determinedtogetintothewar,takesacommissionintheRoyalCorpsofHalberdiers.Hisspiritshigh,heseesallthetrimmingsbutnoneoftheaction.Andhisfirstcampaign,anabortiveaffairontheWestAfricancoastline,endswithanescapadewhichseriouslyblotshisHalberdiercopybook.MenatArmsisthefirstbookinWaugh’sbrillianttrilogy,SwordofHonour,whichchroniclesthefortunesofGuyCrouchback.Thesecondandthirdvolumes,OfficersandGentlemenandUnconditionalSurrender,arealsopublishedinPenguin.SwordofHonourhasrecentlybeenmadeintoatelevisiondramaseries,withscreenplaybyWilliamBoyd.

作者简介

EvelynWaughwasbornin1903andwaseducatedatHertfordCollege,Oxford.In1928hepublishedhisfirstnovel,DeclineandFall,whichwassoonfollowedbyVileBodies(1930),BlackMischief(1932),AHandfulofDust(1934)andScoop(1938).In1945hepublishedBridesheadRevisitedandhewontheJamesTaitBlackMemorialPrizein1952forMenatArms.EvelynWaughdiedin1966.

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