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William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25, 1874 – December 16, 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of his era, and although he did not receive the same critical acclaim as did his modernist contemporaries with their more experimental prose styles, he was reputedly the ...
Naissance. William Somerset Maugham naît à Paris en 1874, quatrième fils de parents britanniques vivant en France et qui avaient organisé la naissance de leur enfant pour qu’elle ait lieu à l’ambassade britannique, de telle façon que – si ce n’est pour la géographie, du moins pour la loi – il soit né au Royaume-Uni, ce qui par ailleurs lui permettrait de ne pas être soumis ...
William Somerset Maugham 1934 (Fotograf: Carl van Vechten) William Somerset Maugham [ ˈsʌməsɪt mɔːm] (* 25. Januar 1874 in Paris; † 16. Dezember 1965 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat bei Nizza ), auch bekannt als W. Somerset Maugham, war ein englischer Erzähler und Dramatiker. Er zählt zu den meistgelesenen englischsprachigen Autoren des 20.
W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style. His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in Of Human Bondage, Maugham became a qualified physician.
W. Somerset Maugham - Servidão Humana, No centro da trama deste romance está Philip Carey, estudante de medicina que, por ser manco, é rejeitado pela sociedade. Ao lado dele surge a sedutora Mildred, que desafia o orgulho intelectual de Philip. Para conquistá-la, ele se sujeita à forma mais vil de escravidão: a renúncia à própria dignidade.
Search for: 'W. Somerset Maugham' in Oxford Reference ». (1874–1965)British novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was made a CH in 1954.Maugham was born in Paris, where his father was legal adviser to the British embassy, and he spent his childhood in France, speaking French as his first language. When his parents died he was sent ...
W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham / ˈwɪljəm ˈsʌməsət ˈmɔːm/, CH ( París, 25 de enero de 1874- Niza, 16 de diciembre de 1965) fue un escritor británico, autor de novelas, ensayos, cuentos y obras de teatro. Durante la década de 1930 fue considerado el escritor más popular y mejor pagado del mundo. A lo largo de 60 años ...
