Somerset maugham 18741965 the moon and sixpence is a 1919 short novel by william somerset maugham based on the life of the painter paul gauguin. The moon and sixpence w somerset maugham download free. It was loosely based on the life of french artist paul gauguin. Somerset maugham first published in april 15th, 1919.
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Somerset maugham 20060120 online books in format pdf. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. Moon sixpence by somerset maugham, first edition, 1919. The moon and sixpence is a novel by w somerset maugham, told in episodic form by a firstperson narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character charles strickland, a middleaged eng stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The author blurb on these new vintage classics editions of his works tell us that with the publication in 1919 of the moon and sixpence, maughams reputation as a novelist was established.
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The plot of this book is based on the life of gauguin, a french post impressionist painter. The moon and sixpence is a fictional novel heavily influenced by the life of french painter paul gauguin. The moon and sixpence was the second novel maugham wrote in the first person after the making of a saint 1898, an early and rather crude exercise in historical fiction. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Somerset maugham s ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius. The story is told in episodic form by the firstperson narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, charles strickland, a middle aged english stock broker who abandons his wife and children. Somerset maugham an uncompromising and selfdestructive deserts his wife, family, business, and civilization for his art. An uncompromising and selfdestructive deserts his wife, family, business, and civilization for his art.
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