That memoir of the famous English writer-satirist Evelyn Waugh (1902-1966) included his memories of childhood and youth “The Understudy”, as well as travel essays “The Tourist in Africa” .. Wo, the son of a well-known publisher and writer, from a young age gravitated towards art - was a brilliant draftsman, witty, observant journalist, but after graduating from Oxford, he realized that his true calling was the profession of a writer. The author of Dark Flesh, Decay and Destruction, Unforgettable was one of the most popular satirists of his time, a follower of the Swift and Thackeray traditions. In "The Misfit", he recalls his childhood and youth, recreates the picture of the way of life of English society at the beginning of the last century, the customs of private schools and Oxford, which he did not graduate and went to teach in a provincial town. He also writes about his colleagues Graham Greene, David Herbert Lawrence, Gilbert Keith Chesterton and other bright personalities. Travel for his contemporaries was not just the discovery of new countries and familiarity with the culture of their peoples - it was an attempt to rethink the missionary policy of the "white man", who believed that he saves the barbarians by imposing their laws, religion, way of life on them. In Africa, Evelyn Waugh visited several times - first as a journalist, then simply "hiding from anguish and depression", but in every description of his journey there was a tenacious, sharp look of a biased observer. No wonder "African novels" "Black Attack" and "Sensation" were warmly received by the reader. Evelyn Waugh. A Little Learning . A Tourist in Africa. Translated from English by . G. Minushina . Artist Evgeny Velchinsky .