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English language
Am 17. April 1997 von Penguin Books veröffentlicht.
Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life where all the characters have wealth, but lack practically every other credential. Murderously urbane, it depicts the breakup of a marriage in the London gentry, where the errant wife suffers from terminal boredom, and becomes enamoured of a social parasite and professional luncheon-goer.
The language at the start had me. It sparkled with the promise of Saki and Coward, but then his storyline cast away any hope of an enjoyable read. As all the 2-star reviews state, the book lost my respect midway through.
