DeclineandFall[没落与堕落]

作者 Evelyn Waugh著
出版社 PenguinClassics
出版时间 2003年8月
ISBN 9780141187488
定价 135.20

内容简介

SentdownfromOxfordinoutrageouscircumstances,PaulPennyfeatherisoddlysurprisedtofindhimselfqualifyingforthepositionofschoolmasteratLlanabbaCastle.Hiscolleaguesareanassortmentofmisfits,rascalsandfools,includingPrendy(plaguedbydoubts)andCaptainGrimes,whoisalwaysinthesoup(orjustplaindrunk).ThenSportsDayarrives,andwithitthedelectableMargotBeste-Chetwynde,floatingonascentedbreeze.Asthefarceunfoldsandtheyoungrunriot,nooneissafe,leastofallPaul.

作者简介

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

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