Cakes and Ale - Couverture souple

Maugham, W. Somerset

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140185887 ISBN 13 : 9780140185881

Editeur : Penguin Putnam Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Book by W Somerset Maugham

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cakes and Ale is a delicious satire of London literary society between the Wars. Social climber Alroy Kear is flattered when he is selected by Edward Driffield's wife to pen the official biography of her lionized novelist husband, and determined to write a bestseller. But then Kear discovers the great novelist's voluptuous muse (and unlikely first wife), Rosie. The lively, loving heroine once gave Driffield enough material to last a lifetime, but now her memory casts an embarrissing shadow over his career and respectable image.  Wise, witty, deeply satisfying, Cakes and Ale is Maugham at his best.

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE

'Delightfully tart, prescient and amusing' Time Out

Cakes and Ale is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skilfully crafted study of freedom. As he traces the fortunes of Edward Driffield and his extraordinary wife Rosie, one of the most delightful heroines of twentieth-century literature, Maugham's sardonic wit and lyrical warmth expertly combine in this accomplished and unforgettable novel.

See also: The Moon and Sixpence

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0140185887
• ISBN 13: 9780140185881
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible