The Moon and Sixpence Tapa blanda - 2005
de W. Somerset Maugham; Introduction by Robert Calder
The Moon and Sixpence<.I>, published in 1919, was one of the novels that galvanized W. Somerset Maugham's reputation as a literary master. It follows the life of one Charles Strickland, a bourgeois city gent whose dull exterior conceals the soul of a genius. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. In a tiny studio in Paris, he fills canvas after canvas, refusing to sell or even exhibit his work. Beset by poverty, sickness, and his own intransigent, unscrupulous nature, he drifts to Tahiti, where, even after being blinded by leprosy, he produces some of his most extraordinary works of art. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is an unforgettable study of a man possessed by the need to create regardless of the cost to himself and to others.
Resumen
The Moon and Sixpence, published in 1919, was one of the novels that galvanized W. Somerset Maugham’s reputation as a literary master. It follows the life of one Charles Strickland, a bourgeois city gent whose dull exterior conceals the soul of a genius. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. In a tiny studio in Paris, he fills canvas after canvas, refusing to sell or even exhibit his work. Beset by poverty, sickness, and his own intransigent, unscrupulous nature, he drifts to Tahiti, where, even after being blinded by leprosy, he produces some of his most extraordinary works of art. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is an unforgettable study of a man possessed by the need to create—regardless of the cost to himself and to others.
- Includes a new introduction by distinguished Maugham scholar and biographer Robert Calder
Primera línea
I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary.
Detalles
- Título The Moon and Sixpence
- Autor W. Somerset Maugham; Introduction by Robert Calder
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: Repri
- Páginas 240
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2005-11-29
- ISBN 9780143039341 / 0143039342
- Peso 0.38 libras (0.17 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.52 x 5.46 x 0.45 pulgadas (19.10 x 13.87 x 1.14 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects England, Psychological fiction
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2005051352
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Reseñas en medios
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- New Yorker (The), 05/31/2010, Page 70
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