Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh was an English writer of the 20th century. His most notable work is the novel A Handful of Dust, published in 1934, although modern sensibilities would likely prefer Brideshead Revisited, published in 1945.

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• Lifetime: 28 October 1903 • 10 April 1966
• Main genre: Satire
• Mid-2026 popularity rank:  108 • Trending ►

"Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction."

"Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there's no room for the present at all."