Evil Body

Evelyn Waugh is known as the best British satirical novelist of the 20th century and is recognized as one of the most outstanding stylists of the 20th century. "Evil Flesh" is Waugh's first successful work and one of his most important masterpieces. After the First World War, a new generation of young people appeared in the upper class of Britain. Under the surface glamor was darkness and fragility. They were the "coquettish teenagers" who represented the glitz and despair of the 1920s. They are both naive and worldly, and they tirelessly devote their restless minds and evil bodies to capricious misdeeds, seeking endless sensory stimulation and desire satisfaction like drinking poison to quench their thirst, but their desires are far from being filled. "Evil Flesh" is a classic masterpiece that depicts a group of "voluptuous teenagers" of this generation and deeply taps into the spirit of this era. Therefore, "it belongs to that category of novel treasures that seem to sum up and define an era, just like "The Great Gatsby."