Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)

Maugham, W. Somerset

ISBN 10: 1400042534 / ISBN 13: 9781400042531

Edité par Everyman's Library (edition First Edition, 5th Printing), 2004

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

N° de réf. du vendeur 1400042534-7-1

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)
• Éditeur: Everyman's Library (edition First Edition, 5th Printing)
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1400042534
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781400042531
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition, 5th Printing.
• État de l'article: Fair

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Synopsis

From 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, with their addictive plot twists and vividly drawn characters, are both galvanizing as literature and wonderfully entertaining. In the adventures of his alter ego Ashenden, a writer who (like Maugham himself) turned secret agent in World War I, as well as in stories set in such far-flung locales as South Pacific islands and colonial outposts in Southeast Asia, Maugham brings his characters vividly to life, and their humanity is more convincing for the author's merciless exposure of their flaws and failures.

Whether the chasms of misunderstanding he plumbs are those between colonizers and natives, between a missionary and a prostitute, or between a poetry-writing woman and her uncomprehending husband, Maugham brilliantly displays his irony, his wit, and his genius in the art of storytelling.

À propos de l?auteur

W. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics Of Human Bondage, Cakes and Ale, Christmas Holiday, The Moon and Sixpence, Theatre, and Up at the Villa.