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he influential English novelist Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) wrote some of the most brilliant and bitingly satirical novels of his day. His formal innovations, inconsequential plots, black humour and his love for the bizarre have all influenced a generation of younger writers.
Not only are we celebrating the centenary with our five newly jacketed anniversary editions, Penguin are also publishing a tie-in edition of Vile Bodies to coincide with the nationwide release on 3 October, of Bright Young Things - a stunning film adaptation of Vile Bodies, written and directed by Stephen Fry and distributed by Icon Film Distribution.
Vile Bodies tells the tale of impoverished novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, clinging to the fringes of high society, who takes on the job of gossip columnist for the Daily Excess, so that he can afford to marry his aristocratic fiancée, Nina Blount.
Thrown headlong into the frantic, jazz-fevered whirl of endless costume parties, treasure hunts and sports-car races, Adam is soon following the hedonistic pursuits of the Bright Young Things of twenties' Mayfair. But as the Younger Set exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in searching furiously for new and greater sensations, cracks in their glittering armour begin to show.
For more information on the film Bright Young Things: www.brightyoungthingsthemovie.com
