Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh was an English novelist and journalist celebrated for satirical and comic works such as Brideshead Revisited and A Handful of Dust. His writing often examined British society and manners in the mid-20th century.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- Hertford CollegeLancing College
- Awards
- 🏆 Hawthornden Prize
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"After all, damn it, what does being in love mean if you can't trust a person."
"I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep."
"I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression."
"All day the heat had been barely supportable but at evening a breeze arose in the West, blowing from the heart of the setting sun and from the ocean, which lay unseen, unheard behind the scrubby footh…"
"The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant they are"
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Timeline
1903
Born
Birth1966
Died
Death
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