Back Bay Books, November 1981. Trade Paperback. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

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Author Evelyn Waugh wrote Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder during the handful of months following a minor parachute accident. Loosely based on Waugh’s own experiences as a student at Oxford University, the novel tells the story of Charles Ryder, a young man at Oxford who is captivated by an eccentric classmate named Sebastian Flyte and his very wealthy, Catholic family. The first half of the book is filled with teachings of beauty, booze, and witty conversation; in the second half, every one grows up and things all apart. Told in flashbacks from the days of WWII, Waugh charts the passing of the privileged world he knew in his own youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures that wartime austerities denied him. While many critics believe that Waugh’s intention was to present Catholicism positively and reflect his own reasons for converting to it, many interpret the novel in the opposite light, believing that religion actually brings about the ruin of every character in the story. Brideshead Revisited is ranked 45th on BBC’s “The Big Read” survey and 80th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also included in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923) as well as Newsweek’s list of the 100 best books of world literature.

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Bookseller: The Book Garden (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1066203
Title: Brideshead Revisited
Author: EVELYN WAUGH
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good - Cash
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0316926345
ISBN 13: 9780316926348
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
Date Published: November 1981
Pages: 351

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Trade Paperback: Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...