Literary Classics 1946

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Published in Spanish as Retorno a Brideshead

The wellsprings of desire and the impediments to love come brilliantly into focus in Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece — a novel that immerses us in the glittering and seductive world of English aristocracy…

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What it is

Comforting, like coming home · melancholic and unhurried

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How it's told

Structure
Jumps in time
Who tells it
First person
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like a book that makes you think

Maybe not if…

  • you prefer a story told in order

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