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The Moon and Sixpence, William Somerset Maugham
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- William Somerset Maugham
- Uitgever
- Courier Corporation
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 176
- ISBN10
- 0486446026
- ISBN13
- 9780486446028
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Liefde, Klassiekers, Frankrijk, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Engelse literatuur, Londen, Parijs, Geld, Armoede, Kunstenaars, Haat, Biografische romans, Uithongering, Impressionisme, Tahiti, Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903
- Eerste editie
- 1919
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Beoordeling
- 4,5 van 5
- Aantekening
- "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.