Scoop

In «Scoop,» Evelyn Waugh crafts a sharp satirical narrative that explores the absurdities and moral vacuity of the newspaper industry in the 1930s. The novel follows the misadventures of William Boot, an unassuming nature writer inadvertently sent to cover a war in the fictional African country of Ismailia. Waugh's incisive wit permeates the text, employing an ironic prose style reminiscent of both the Modernist period and the grand tradition of British satire. The novel's biting commentary on journalistic ethics and the quest for sensationalism reflects the author's acute awareness of the rapidly changing... Weiter