![]() What’s remarkable is that beneath the exaggeration, there’s a brutal examination of the horrible things people are capable of doing-to themselves and each other.-Glen Sumi. Their conversations are tart and suggestive, with people seldom saying what they’re thinking. But Waugh gives you enough details so you know everyone in this particular vanity fair. ![]() I don’t think satire requires characters of much depth. ![]() There’s a plot point about reading Dickens that results in the darkest comedy, and perhaps a scathing statement about literature and civilization. ![]() There’s despair lurking beneath the brittle laughs, and sadness at the waste of potential. Set between the wars in the chic upper-middle classes in and around London, A Handful Of Dust is full of horrible people doing horrible things to each other, but it adds up to a bitter indictment of human behaviour. The End of the Battle (Sword of Honour series #3)įiction, satire, Modern Library's 100 Best Novels, film/TV adaptation ![]()
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