{"product_id":"scoop-paperback","title":"Scoop - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, \u003ci\u003eScoop\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny\" satire of the journalism business (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast, \u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eScoop, \u003c\/i\u003eWaugh's exuberant comedy of mistaken identity and brilliantly irreverent satire of the hectic pursuit of hot news.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Its timelessness is both hilarious and depressing.\" --Seth Meyers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Waugh (1903-1966), whom \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e called \"one of the century's great masters of English prose,\" wrote several widely acclaimed novels as well as volumes of biography, memoir, travel writing, and journalism. Three of his novels, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Dust, Scoop, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Brideshead Revisited, \u003c\/i\u003e were selected by the Modern Library as among the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176779812999,"sku":"9780316216371","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e864a3f6eb5b8bfa137032d95d6cc519_57e8fee6-65f8-4513-9778-bfd29da5ddf4.webp?v=1733392492","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/scoop-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}