The Loved One (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Evelyn Waugh
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Satire
- Time of Work: The late 1940’s
- Setting: Hollywood and Los Angeles, California
- Principal Characters: Dennis Barlow, Aimee Thanatogenos, Mr. Joyboy, Sir Ambrose Abercrombie, Sir Francis Hinsley, Mr. Schultz, “Guru Brahmin”, Dr. Wilbur Kenworthy (the Dreamer)
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Culture, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Journalism or journalists, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Social issues, 1940’s, Writing, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers, Comedy, Cemeteries
- Locales: California, Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood, CA
The Novel
Dennis Barlow, having recently emigrated from England, hoping to establish his fortune as a screenwriter in Hollywood, arrives in Los Angeles, a city that at first seems to resemble the heart of Africa rather than a civilized Western community. At the bungalow of Sir Ambrose Abercrombie, the most dignified of English expatriates in Southern California, he learns the rules of protocol appropriate for travelers from abroad, especially the need to maintain British decorum while in Hollywood, one of the “barbarous regions of the world.” Dennis, who has pretentions to...
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