The Moon And Sixpence - Brossura

Maugham, W. Somerset

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486446026 ISBN 13: 9780486446028

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2006

Riassunto

"Witty, compelling." — The Boston Globe. Gripped by an overwhelming obsession, Charles Strickland, a conventional London stockbroker, decides in midlife to desert his wife, family, business, and civilization for his art. One of Maugham's most popular works, The Moon and Sixpence is a riveting story about an uncompromising and self-destructive man who forsakes wealth and comfort to pursue the life of a painter. Drifting from Paris to Marseilles, Strickland eventually settles in Tahiti, takes a mistress, and in spite of poverty and a long, terminal illness, produces his most passionate and mysterious works of art.
Loosely based on the life of Paul Gauguin, Maugham's timeless masterpiece is storytelling at its best — an insightful work focusing on artistic fixation that propels the artist beyond the commonplace into the selfish realm of genius.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486446026
• ISBN 13: 9780486446028
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 164