The Moon and Sixpence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781604595659)

The Moon and Sixpence, is a fictionalized biography of the artist Paul Gauguin. The stand-in character for Gauguin is Charles Strickland, who deserts his wife and children to become a painter. In Paris, he is indifferent to the friendship offered by a fellow artist, Dirk Stroeve. Strickland devastates those around him by running away with Blanche, Stoeve's wife, who has fallen in love with him. In reality, he has no use for Blanche, except as the model for a painting, and upon the painting's completion, abandons her as well.

Author: W. Somerset Maugham, William Somerset Maugham
ISBN-10: 1604595655
ISBN-13: 9781604595659
Publisher: SMK Books
Language: English
Published: 12/22/2008
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d