The Loved One
 

The Loved One

by Evelyn Waugh

The prolific Waugh--an English novelist and satirist perhaps best known for Brideshead Revisited--described this slim, vicious comedy as "a little nightmare produced by the unaccustomed high living of a brief visit to Hollywood." The setting is the L.A. funeral industry, where Whispering Glades provides deluxe service to deceased stars and their families, and the Happier Hunting Ground does the... (read more)

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The best British satire since Jonathan Swift advocated eating our young!

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  • Orchid of India

    orchid of india said:

    Dark humour comedy!

    posted Wednesday, December 12 2007
  • santosn

    santosn said:

    I loved the dark humor. The way Waugh brought everything together was almost slap stick, but a nice restrained slap stick. It was great!

    posted Monday, October 15 2007
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