The Moon and Sixpence

By - Maugham, William Somerset , Calder, Robert

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Vintage International, New York, 2000

ISBN 10 - 0375724567

ISBN 13 - 9780375724565

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - England Fiction

Shelf No - 8

Call Number - 823.912 MAU

Physical Description - 280 pages ; 21 cm

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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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