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The Moon and Sixpence
Engelsk Paperback
The Moon and Sixpence
Engelsk Paperback

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The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin, Maugham set out to capture the disconnect between an artist’s desire to create and their obligations to their loved ones and society. Praised for its multifaceted portrayal of tortured genius and wasted talent, The Moon and Sixpence explores the distance between expectation and desire in a man whose decisions, however, hastily made, are done with the loftiest of intentions. Some people live their whole lives without daring to dream, going from moment to moment in a haze of dreary reality, following expectation from birth to grave. Strickland seems to be one of these people—singularly dedicated to his work as a London stockbroker, uninterested in the arts, married as though through obligation alone. One day, he unexpectedly leaves his wife and children to pursue a career as a painter in Paris, completely and irrevocably severing himself from the professional and familial ties he sent his whole life building. Somehow, he proves incredibly adept, but each brilliant work of art is made at the expense of those he leaves behind. The Moon and Sixpence is a tale of creativity, disappointment, and struggle by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
206
ISBN-13:
9781513283241
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1513283243
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 jul 2021
Længde:
16mm
Bredde:
202mm
Højde:
127mm
Forlag:
Mint Editions
Oplagsdato:
15 jul 2021
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge