The Bright Young Things of 1920s Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade, whether it is promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. A vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the hedonistic fulfilment of their desires. Evelyn Waugh's acidly funny and experimental satire shows a new generation emerging in the years after the First World War, revealing the darkness and vulnerability beneath the glittering surface of the high life.
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伊夫林•沃(Evelyn Waugh,1903—1966),英国著名作家,被誉为英国二十世纪最优秀的讽刺小说家,并被公认为二十世纪最杰出的文体家之一。他最优秀的作品包括早期的讽刺小说《衰落与瓦解》、《邪恶的肉身》、《黑色恶作剧》、《一把尘土》等,创作中后期则有长篇巨著《故园风雨后》、描写二战的《荣誉之剑》三部曲以及自传《一知半解》等。
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妖艳的青少年们是突然冒出来的,他们像一窝小猪一样从某人的敞篷车中跳下,尖叫着跑上了台阶。有些错穿了维多利亚时代化装服的‘混派对客’被查了出来,赶了出去。他们匆忙回家去换衣服,然后将再次发次进攻。谁也不想错过埃普太太的首次亮相。
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