A witty account of Waugh's time in Abyssinia as a war correspondent
In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. His acerbic account of the intrigue and political machinations leading up to the crisis is coupled with amusing descriptions of the often bizarre and seldom straightforward life of a war correspondent rubbing shoulders with less-than-honest officials, Arab spies, pyjama-wearing radicals and disgruntled journalists. Witty, lucid and penetrating, Evelyn Waugh captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation.
| ISBN: | 9780141185057 |
| Publication date: | 7th December 2000 |
| Author: | Evelyn Waugh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 253 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Classic travel writing |
A witty account of Waugh's time in Abyssinia as a war correspondent
In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. His acerbic account of the intrigue and political machinations leading up to the crisis is coupled with amusing descriptions of the often bizarre and seldom straightforward life of a war correspondent rubbing shoulders with less-than-honest officials, Arab spies, pyjama-wearing radicals and disgruntled journalists. Witty, lucid and penetrating, Evelyn Waugh captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation.
Waugh in Abyssinia features in the following genres: Memoirs, Classic travel writing
Waugh in Abyssinia is available in Paperback
Waugh in Abyssinia was written by Evelyn Waugh and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Waugh in Abyssinia has 253 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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