PMC Handful Of Dust

After seven years of marriage, Lady Brenda Last grows restless at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic family seat, and begins an affair with the socialite John Beaver, abandoning her husband Tony for the Belgravia set. Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust blends tragedy, comedy and savage irony to depict the disintegration of society between the wars. The novel charts the breakdown of Brenda and Tony’s marriage as a mirror of a decaying elite, reflecting Waugh’s sharp, ironic view of a generation that believed itself modern but grew increasingly sterile. Written with wit, acuity and a keen eye for social satire, it remains one of the twentieth century’s most distinguished novels.

This edition presents the work as part of the Penguin Classics series, with a newly commissioned introduction by Philip Eade, and is available in a reprised paperback format. The narrative remains a powerful, unsettling exploration of reputation, desire and the fragility of social codes.

Kenmerken

• Brenda Last, Tony en Hetton Abbey
• John Beaver en de Belgravia-sfeer
• Tragedie, komedie en bittere ironie
• Ontbinding van de interbellum-elite
• Waugh’s eigen scheiding als onderliggend thema
• Penguin Classics, 2000 editie, 288 pagina's