Brideshead Revisited

«Brideshead Revisited» — a work by the outstanding British writer Evelyn Waugh, included in the list of the hundred best novels of the 20th century according to Modern Library and two hundred best novels of all time according to the BBC. The story is narrated by the successful artist Charles Ryder, recounting the life of the aristocratic Marchmain family. A recognized master of black humor and witty satire, Evelyn Waugh wrote an unexpectedly lyrical, nostalgic, and confessional book about studying at Oxford, about a passion for painting and old architecture, about suppressed desire and selfless love.