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The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue ...
The Moon and Sixpence, novel by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1919. It was loosely based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin. The novel’s hero, Charles Strickland, is a London stockbroker who renounces his wife, children, and business in order to paint. In Paris, Strickland woos and wins.
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1 de fev. de 1995 · A classic psychological novel about a painter who abandons his wife and child to pursue his art in Tahiti. Read online or download for free in various formats from Project Gutenberg, a public domain library of eBooks.
24,427 ratings1,795 reviews. 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.
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2 de dez. de 2023 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Moon and Sixpence, by W. Somerset Maugham This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
12 de mar. de 2012 · W. Somerset Maugham. Courier Corporation, Mar 12, 2012 - Fiction - 176 pages. "Witty, compelling." — The Boston Globe. Gripped by an overwhelming obsession, Charles Strickland, a conventional...
30 de dez. de 2020 · The Moon and Sixpence is a book by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin.
