The Moon and Sixpence

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Historical, Literary
Cover of the book The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, Penguin Publishing Group
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Author: W. Somerset Maugham ISBN: 9781101661574
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: November 29, 2005
Imprint: Penguin Classics Language: English
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781101661574
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: November 29, 2005
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Language: English

Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.

Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leave the lives of those closest to him in tatters. Through Maugham's sympathetic eye Strickland's tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in human lives it sometimes demands.

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Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.

Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leave the lives of those closest to him in tatters. Through Maugham's sympathetic eye Strickland's tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in human lives it sometimes demands.

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