The Moon and Sixpence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789357991186)

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 his desire to become an artist. The story is, in part, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. "The Moon and Sixpence" is the story of the demands that can be placed on a tortured artistic soul and consequently the lives that it touches.

Author: W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN-10: 9357991182
ISBN-13: 9789357991186
Publisher: Delhi Open Books
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d