The Unbearable Bassington
Book (italiano):
<DIV><DIV><B>A razor-sharp commentary on Edwardian values sparkles with brilliant Saki satire</B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV>A biting satire on the conceits of high society, this exquisite novel of manners</DIV>describes the adventures of the fastidious and likeable but maladjusted Comus Bassington. Bassington is an upper-class young man with a cynical outlook, whose mother's sole aim is to arrange advantageous opportunities for him. But Bassington has a terrible habit of spoiling things through his self-centered behavior. An incisive piece of writing, this novel anticipates the early works of Evelyn Waugh, whose introduction to a previous edition is included here. Here Edwardian society is impaled on Saki's inimitable skewer.</DIV></DIV>
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