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The Moon and Sixpence
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ISBN10: 0375724567
ISBN13: 9780375724565
Publisher: Vintage
Published: May 9 2000
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780375724565
Publisher: Vintage
Published: May 9 2000
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, this witty, compelling novel (The Boston Globe) by the internationally acclaimed author of The Razor's Edge is a dazzling 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.
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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