Vile Bodies

Evelyn Waugh

About this book

Waugh’s second novel, published in 1930, is a satire of upper class modern society, savagely parodying the so-called ‘Bright Young Things’ of the nineteen twenties.

Subjects

  • années vingt (vingtième siècle)
  • british and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • chasse au trésor
  • criticism and interpretation
  • english authors
  • english literature
  • fiction
  • manners and customs
  • mœurs et coutumes
  • nineteen twenties
  • romans, nouvelles
  • satire
  • socialites
  • social life and customs
  • treasure hunting
  • upper class