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ISBNs | 978-5-389-18973-7 |
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The book includes two works by Evelyn Waugh, an outstanding British writer, novelist, journalist, essayist, biographer, critic, one of the finest stylists in English prose of the XNUMXth century.
"Return to Brideshead" (1944) - one of the greatest books of the last century. It is included in the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the XNUMXth century according to the Modern Library publishing house, it has been filmed twice and translated into all the leading languages of the world.
The story of the difficult relationship of the artist Charles Ryder with representatives of the eccentric aristocratic family of Flight. The story of friendship and its loss, love and betrayal, faith and fanaticism. But above all - this is the story of the decline of the "golden twenties" era with its carefree life, luxurious estates and noisy parties.
"Unforgettable" (1948). The death of a best friend leads Dennis Barlow to Whispering Vale Funeral Home. Here the mourners are called Waiters, and the dead - Unforgettable. Here, death takes on various guises and is presented as a Christmas present. And it is here that Dennis falls in love with Ema Thanatogenos, an employee of the Whispering Vale. But very soon their relationship, initially ideal, begins to develop in a very unexpected direction. After all, sometimes you have to pay too high a price for love, fame and even death ...