Scoop

De: Evelyn Waugh

Narrado por: Simon Cadell

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, Scoop is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (New York Times).

Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, 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.

So begins Scoop, Waugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.
"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing." --Seth Meyers

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny."—New York Times Book Review

"Ingenious, satirical, extremely funny...Mr. Waugh's ribald wit spurts in a brisk unininterrupted flow upon the caprices of sensational journalism. Scoop is entertaining reading all through, with more than a single good laugh or chuckle to the page."—Times Literary Supplement

"Urban malice as bright and sharp as tin; it is not only delightful but true."—Otis Ferguson, The New Republic

"A brilliant, accomplished novel...fast, furious, and hilarious."—Terence Holliday, Saturday Review

"With this book, England's wittiest novelist sets a new standard for comic extravaganza....The one real message concerning Scoop is that it is thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny, and that everyone should get a copy at once."—Robert Van Gelder, New York Times Book Review

Waugh at his finest!

Simply delightful! Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. It's a must in every person's library. Characters well developed and delightfully played out.

Fantastic dialogue

Evelyn Waugh is a master of dialogue, and the narrator captured every intonation and accent perfectly. A great story drawing upon Waugh’s time in Africa.

Well Written & Funny but Lacking

Scoop is a well written and humorous novel which is quite enjoyable, but is not sublime. The prose are excellent, and the humor wry, but in the end, truly great humorous novels must have poignancy to transcend. This is great writing and kept me entertained until the end, and there are moments of exceptional writing, yet it did not wow me. Perhaps at the time this was written the novel’s humor challenged society more than it seems in retrospect.

The narration was excellent, expressing the subtle humor beautifully.

I enjoyed this book, but certainly don’t plan to read it again.

Wonderful Story/Satire!

Let me begin with the narration. Simon Cadell is simply outstanding. I’d be quite pleased to read virtually any novel he reads.

The same pretty much goes for Waugh as the writer. What a fine craftsman of story and line!

The satire is superb. I found myself laughing a lot. I can’t imagine how funny it was to people of the time who read it.

I know something about the history of journalism, up from those times to ours. If this topic interests you, you’re bound to both enjoy and find value.

That the events were taking place in a distant land abroad where a coup or civil war was perhaps taking place with all the possibilities, it was especially set up for a fun story.

I loved it!

Perfect match of narrator & story

Hilarious satire of the British press and society of days gone by. If I could choose only three audio books to have, this would be one, along with J. R. by William Gaddis and, third, Don Quijote.

Dated but Fun

There were some great moments but I am sure I missed ones that were more topical for its' time. But all in all it was enjoyable. The narrator did a fine job.

Over the Top and Spot-On

Evelyn Waugh had an uncanny gift for writing breathtakingly over-the-top satire that is always, somehow, completely true to life. And Simon Cadell has the gift of performing Waugh’s prose perfectly.

A Wicked Lampoon of Breaking News

I have to remind myself not to flinch too knee jerkedly when I encounter the casual racism of early 20th Century works because, as eye rolling as it may be, this is the way privileged whites did and do talk about the rest of the world. Such is the case with #scoop by #evelynwaugh a farcical send up of the competitive world of early 20th Century newspapers before electronic media competed with the daily rags which could number in the dozens in large cities such as #london where the story originates. As was happening all too often between the two World Wars , fascist and communist movements were contesting for dominance in marginally democratic states in the Third World and major media would spare no expense to dispatch their journalists to the distant and marginally accessible places where war was threatening to erupt. Such was the case of #williamboot , pastoral nature writer for the #dailybeast mistaken by his domineering publisher #lordcopper as an #africa expert, dispatched against his will to fictional #ishmaelia which appears to be a cross between #ethiopia and #liberia, most likely a stand in for #ethiopia where Waugh had similarly been dispatched as a reporter for the #dailymail to cover #mussolini and the Italian invasion of #abyssinia .

The story is ridiculous and terrible too close to true as the world powers compete to dominate a potentially mineral rich African nation through proxy left-right ideological civil wars. It is also terribly funny and an amazingly short novel. I availed myself of the #audible version beautifully read by #simoncadell in one of his last works. At #75 on the #modernlibrarytop100novels , I have had the pleasure of being introduced to a few of Waugh's works on the list. #readtheworld #readtheworldchallenge #globalreadingchallenge #englishnovel #englishliterature

Hilarious!...

Classic British Humor that 80 years has not dulled....Sharp language and characters...Journalism that is greatly missed..

Lucretius

A lively and entertaining comedy. Evelyn Waugh at his funniest and best. Very well read.