Collected Short Stories (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780099428862 - UTGIVEN: 200203This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond".[...]
Up at the Villa (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780099478324 - UTGIVEN: 2004-12Mary Panton walls up her desires in a beautiful villa high up in the hills above Florence, as she calmly contemplates her disastrous marriage. But a single act of compassion begins a nightmare of violence that shatters her serenity. She turns for help to the notorious Rowley Flint.[...]
The Skeptical Romancer: Selected Travel Writing (Inbunden)
avW. Somerset Maugham, Pico Iyer
ISBN: 9780307272126 - UTGIVEN: 200911
The Painted Veil (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780307277770 - UTGIVEN: 200611Kitty Fane's affair with Assistant Colonial Secretary Townsend, a married man, is interrupted when she is taken from Hong Kong by her vengeful bacteriologist husband to accompany him to his new post amid a raging cholera epidemic. Reissue. (A Warner Independent Pictures film, directed by John Curran[...]
A Writer's Notebook (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780307473196 - UTGIVEN: 2009-12Filled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, "A Writer's Notebook "is a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work. From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we see the budding of h[...]
The Moon and Sixpence (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780375724565 - UTGIVEN: 2000-05Based 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[...]
Of Human Bondage (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780375753152 - UTGIVEN: 199903It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there."
Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of[...]
Of Human Bondage (Pocket)
avW. Somerset Maugham, Maeve Binchy, Benjamin Demott
ISBN: 9780451530172 - UTGIVEN: 200701From an orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever.
[...]
Rain and Other South Sea Stories (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780486445625 - UTGIVEN: 200509In 1917, W. Somerset Maugham took the first of many voyages to the Pacific Islands and the Far East, where his keen sense of observation found inspiration for some of his finest writing. This collection features one of his most famous tales, "Rain," concerning the clash between a missionary and a pr[...]
Human Bondage (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9780553213928 - UTGIVEN: 192001It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there."
Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of[...]
A Study Guide for W. Somerset Maugham's the Razor's Edge (häftad)
ISBN: 9781375393188 - UTGIVEN: 2017-07
The Razor's Edge (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781400034208 - UTGIVEN: 200309Leaving wealth and loved ones behind, Larry Darrell journeys to the mountains of India in search of spiritual wisdom.[...]
The Painted Veil (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781400034215 - UTGIVEN: 2004-02Kitty Fane's affair with Assistant Colonial Secretary Townsend, a married man, is interrupted when she is taken from Hong Kong by her vengeful bacteriologist husband to accompany him to his new post amid a raging cholera epidemic. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.[...]
Collected Stories (Inbunden)
avW. Somerset Maugham, Nicholas Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781400042531 - UTGIVEN: 2004-07From one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers: the only hardcover edition of his short stories. Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in the short story he reached the pinnacle of his art. These expertly told tales,[...]
The Moon and Sixpence (CD-bok)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781400117581 - UTGIVEN: 2010-05Based on the life of Postimpressionist artist Paul Gauguin, "The Moon and Sixpence" builds on a long tradition of European writing about the South Pacific as an exotic locale. It also marks the transformation of British writer W. Somerset Maugham from celebrated playwright to accomplished novelist. [...]
The Moon and Sixpence (Häftad)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781420924947 - UTGIVEN: 2005-01Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, "The Moon and Sixpence" is the story of Charles Strickland, an English banker who walks away from a life of privilege to pursue his passion to become a painter. Strickland leaves London for Paris and ultimately Tahiti. "The Moon and Sixpence" is the story of the de[...]
The Razor's Edge (CD-bok)
avW. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781597371438 - UTGIVEN: 2005-06Leaving wealth and loved ones behind, American Larry Darrell journeys to the mountains of India in search of spiritual wisdom, truth, and the meaning of life. Book available.[...]
