{"product_id":"9780316216630","title":"Evelyn Waugh - Officers and Gentlemen","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Evelyn Waugh. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \"wise, amusing, and beautifully written\" second installment in Evelyn Waugh's masterful trilogy of World War Two novels (\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFueled by idealism and eagerness to contribute to the war effort, Guy Crouchback becomes attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and respect must be paid to the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is soon followed by the bitterness of Crete, where chaos reigns and a difficult evacuation must be accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOfficers and Gentlemen\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Waugh's brilliant Sword of Honor trilogy recording the tumultuous wartime adventures of Guy Crouchback,\"the finest work of fiction in English to emerge from World War Ii\" ( \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e), which also comprises \u003ci\u003eMen at Arms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnconditional Surrender.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Deft and amusing, sober and compelling. And it offers, incidentally, one of the most graceful salutes of many seasons to the flexibility of the English language.\" — \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A very good novel indeed. . . . Those who have served in the various American military forces will close the book reminded again that the more it changes the more it's the same.\" —Curtis Bradford, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An often very funny book. . . . Every bit as good as \u003ci\u003eMen at Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, whose splendid characterications and fine writing led many in 1952 to predict that its author had begun the best English fictional account of World War Ii.\" — \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58004956479862,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780316216630.jpg?v=1780413985","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780316216630","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}