Brideshead Revisited: Unforgettable
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Brideshead Revisited: Unforgettable
19.99 €
The book includes two works by Evelyn Waugh, a distinguished British writer, novelist, journalist, essayist, biographer, critic, and one of the finest stylists in twentieth-century English prose.
"Return to Brideshead" (1944) - one of the greatest books of the last century. It is one of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century according to Modern Library, has been screened twice and translated into all the leading languages of the world.
The story of the uneasy relationship between artist Charles Ryder and representatives of the eccentric aristocratic Flyte family. The story of friendship and its loss, love and betrayal, faith and fanaticism. But above all - is the story of the sunset of the era of the "golden twenties" with its carefree life, luxurious estates and noisy parties.
"Unforgettable" (1948). The death of his best friend brings Dennis Barlow to the Rustling Dol funeral firm. Here the mourners are called Waiting for Their Hour, and the deceased - Unforgettable. Here death takes on different guises and is presented as a Christmas present. And it is here that Dennis falls in love with Aimée Thanatogenos, an employee of the "Rustling Dole". But very soon their relationship, perfect at first, begins to develop in a very unexpected direction. After all, sometimes for love, fame and even death, you have to pay too high a price...
"Return to Brideshead" (1944) - one of the greatest books of the last century. It is one of the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century according to Modern Library, has been screened twice and translated into all the leading languages of the world.
The story of the uneasy relationship between artist Charles Ryder and representatives of the eccentric aristocratic Flyte family. The story of friendship and its loss, love and betrayal, faith and fanaticism. But above all - is the story of the sunset of the era of the "golden twenties" with its carefree life, luxurious estates and noisy parties.
"Unforgettable" (1948). The death of his best friend brings Dennis Barlow to the Rustling Dol funeral firm. Here the mourners are called Waiting for Their Hour, and the deceased - Unforgettable. Here death takes on different guises and is presented as a Christmas present. And it is here that Dennis falls in love with Aimée Thanatogenos, an employee of the "Rustling Dole". But very soon their relationship, perfect at first, begins to develop in a very unexpected direction. After all, sometimes for love, fame and even death, you have to pay too high a price...
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