The Moon And Sixpence

Name: The Moon And Sixpence
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780099284765

W. Somerset Maugham

02/09/1999
Vintage Classics

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Moon And Sixpence par W. Somerset Maugham

Résumé

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.