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Title: Scoop
Author: Evelyn Waugh
ISBN: 9780316216371
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher Description: <b>Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, <i>Scoop</i> is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (<i>New York Times</i>). </b> <p/>Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the <i>Daily Beast, </i> has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner party tip from Mrs. Algernon Stitch, Lord Copper feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. <p/>So begins <i>Scoop, </i>Waugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.<br><b>"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing." --Seth Meyers</b>
Author: Evelyn Waugh
ISBN: 9780316216371
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher Description: <b>Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, <i>Scoop</i> is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (<i>New York Times</i>). </b> <p/>Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the <i>Daily Beast, </i> has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner party tip from Mrs. Algernon Stitch, Lord Copper feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. <p/>So begins <i>Scoop, </i>Waugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.<br><b>"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing." --Seth Meyers</b>
