author
Evelyn Waugh
1903–1966
Best known for sharp, elegant novels like Brideshead Revisited and A Handful of Dust, this English writer turned social comedy into something darker, sadder, and unforgettable. His work moves easily from biting satire to serious reflections on faith, class, and modern life.
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Vile bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
About the author
Born in London in 1903, Evelyn Waugh became one of the most admired English prose stylists of the 20th century. He studied at Hertford College, Oxford, worked briefly as a teacher and journalist, and first made his name with comic novels such as Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies.
His fiction is known for its precision, wit, and coolly funny view of society, but it also took on deeper themes over time. Alongside satirical novels including Scoop and A Handful of Dust, he wrote the much-loved Brideshead Revisited and later the Sword of Honour trilogy, bringing together comedy, war, memory, and religion.
Waugh also wrote biographies, travel books, and a large body of journalism and reviews. He died in Somerset in 1966, and his books remain widely read for their style, their humor, and their unusually sharp picture of a changing England.