Description
In this masterwork of satirical fiction, Evelyn Waugh dissects the hollow world of English high society with razor-sharp wit and devastating social commentary. When the bored and restless wife of a wealthy gentleman embarks on an affair with a charming social parasite, the carefully constructed facade of their marriage crumbles, exposing the moral bankruptcy lurking beneath the veneer of privilege and refinement. Through a cast of morally adrift characters who possess wealth but little else of substance, Waugh crafts a darkly comic portrait of a society consumed by ennui, infidelity, and the pursuit of meaningless pleasures. The novel's acidic humor and unflinching examination of human weakness make it a scathing indictment of the English gentry's spiritual emptiness. A brilliant and unsettling exploration of love, loyalty, and the corruption of the privileged classes.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
Published Dec 7, 2000
288 pages
ISBN: 9780141183961
paperback
Back Bay Books
Published Jan 1, 1999
308 pages
ISBN: 0316926051
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Details
First Published
1934
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh.