The ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold : a conversation piece

Author(s)

• Waugh, Evelyn
• Jacobs, Richard

Bibliographic Information

The ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold : a conversation piece

Evelyn Waugh ; edited with an introduction by Richard Jacobs

（Penguin modern classics）（Penguin classics）

Penguin Books, 2006

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This disquieting, sharply comic novel recounts a period of mental breakdown in the life of Gilbert Pinfold, an established novelist of mature years An inability to control his fantasies sends Gilbert Pinfold, a well-known author, cruising on a Ceylon-bound liner to recuperate. Yet, to his horror, the hallucinations increase and life on board becomes very embarrassing. This curious and diverting novel throws new light on Evelyn Waugh's remarkable talent.

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Details

• NCID: BA83207826
• ISBN:
  • 9780141184500
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xlix, 165 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 823.912
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Novelists -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Neurasthenia -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Ocean travel -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00548998
  • BA00305646