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The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset Maugham
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Description for The Moon and Sixpence
Paperback. Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 63. Weight in Grams: 162.
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099284765
SKU
V9780099284765
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99-98
About W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas' Hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to literature. Of Human ... Read more
Reviews for The Moon and Sixpence
I picked it up and couldn't put it down.
Alexander McCall Smith
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From an era that produced George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells and John Galsworthy, Maugham is the great survivor
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Alexander McCall Smith
Mail on Sunday
Magnificent
Express
From an era that produced George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells and John Galsworthy, Maugham is the great survivor
Economist
If anyone deserves resuscitation, he does... As a teenager, I read and reread my sister's long shelf ... Read more