Sandra reviewed Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
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4 stars
I liked this one! A glimpse into a way of life that soon ended. Or how to make an act of contrition that really means something.
319 pages
Polish language
Published Aug. 9, 2009 by Prószyński i S-ka.
Pelna namietnosci historia milosnego trójkata, ze splendorem i dekadencja angielskiej arystokracji u progu drugiej wojny swiatowej. Powrót do Brideshead nie jest powiescia wojenna, lecz nostalgicznym - i troche ironicznym - wspomnieniem znakomitego pisarza o szalonym swiecie lat dwudziestych, mlodosci na uniwersytecie w Cambridge, o przyjazniach, milosciach, a zwlaszcza o dworze w Brideshead, który z perspektywy okopów wydaje sie bohaterowi utracona Arkadia...
Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder, and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles to a charmed and glamorous way of life that continues until Sebastian's health deteriorates.
I liked this one! A glimpse into a way of life that soon ended. Or how to make an act of contrition that really means something.