Vile bodies:

Classic fiction. In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their hedonistic whims and vile bodies in every kind of...

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Main Author: Waugh, Evelyn 1903-1966 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Penguin Books [2012]
Series:Penguin modern classics
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Summary:Classic fiction. In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their hedonistic whims and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade. In a quest for treasure, a favourite party occupation, a vivid assortment of characters hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the fulfilment of unconscious desires
Item Description:First published by Chapman & Hall, 1930
Physical Description:XLI, 202 S. 18 cm
ISBN:9780141182872