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Auf Messers Schneide

Auf Messers Schneide

W. Somerset Maugham

DIOGENES VERLAG AG
2005
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Maughams anspruchsvollster 'philosophischer' Roman gibt ein farbiges Porträt der zwanziger Jahre - vom Swing bis zum Börsenkrach. Ein junger Amerikaner protestiert, indem er sich entzieht; sein Trip nach Chicago über Europa nach Indien zu einer neuen Lebenshaltung wird zum Protkoll einer von Arbeit, Erfolg und Amüsement gehetzten Gesellschaft - und einer verwirklichten Alternative.
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The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

W. Somerset Maugham

PENGUIN CLASSICS
2005
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Halvin toimitettuna 18,00 €

One of the novels that galvanized W. Somerset Maugham's reputation as a literary master The Moon and Sixpence follows the life of one Charles Strickland, a bourgeois city gent whose dull exterior conceals the soul of a genius. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. In a tiny studio in Paris, he fills canvas after canvas, refusing to sell or even exhibit his work. Beset by poverty, sickness, and his own intransigent, unscrupulous nature, he drifts to Tahiti, where, even after being blinded by leprosy, he produces some of his most extraordinary works of art. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is an unforgettable study of a man possessed by the need to create--regardless of the cost to himself and to others. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Rain and Other South Sea Stories

Rain and Other South Sea Stories

W. Somerset Maugham

DOVER PUBLICATIONS
2005
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W. Somerset Maugham led many lives, including that of a doctor in London's slums, a successful playwright and novelist, an agent for British Intelligence during World War I, and a world traveler. In 1917, he took the first of many voyages to the Pacific Islands and the Far East, where his keen sense of observation found inspiration for some of his finest writing. Rain and Other South Sea Stories features one of Maugham's most famous tales, concerning the clash between a missionary and a prostitute. Rain was adapted for the stage and filmed on three separate occasions, its leading character portrayed by Gloria Swanson, Joan Crawford, and Rita Hayworth. This collection also includes Macintosh, a psychological study of the competition between two officials; The Fall of Edward Barnard, a tale of social rebellion that foreshadows The Razor's Edge; The Pool, a portrait of a marriage between people from different cultures; and other compelling stories of life in the tropics.
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The Magician

The Magician

W. Somerset Maugham

Alan Rodgers Books
2005
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"Though Aleister Crowley served as the model for Oliver Haddo, it is by no means a portrait of him. I made my character more striking in appearance, more sinister and more ruthless than Crowley ever was. I gave him magical powers that Crowley, though he claimed them, certainly never possessed. Crowley, however, recognized himself in the creature of my invention, for such it was, and wrote a full-page review of the novel in "Vanity Fair," which he signed 'Oliver Haddo.' I did not read it, and wish now that I had. I daresay it was a pretty piece of vituperation, but probably, like his poems, intolerably verbose." -- W. Somerset Maugham
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Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, Fiction, Classics

Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham, Fiction, Classics

W Somerset Maugham

Aegypan
2005
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Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. It is still possible to discuss his place in art, and the adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors; but one thing can never be doubtful, and that is that he had genius. . . .
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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, Fiction, Literary, Classics

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, Fiction, Literary, Classics

W Somerset Maugham

Alan Rodgers Books
2005
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She opened the door of a room on the floor below and took the child over to a bed in which a woman was lying. It was his mother. She stretched out her arms, and the child nestled by her side. He did not ask why he had been awakened. The woman kissed his eyes, and with thin, small hands felt the warm body through his white flannel nightgown. She pressed the child closer to herself. "Are you sleepy, darling?" she said. Her voice was so weak that it seemed to come already from a great distance. The child did not answer, but smiled comfortably. He was very happy in the large, warm bed, with those soft arms about him. He tried to make himself smaller still as he cuddled up against his mother, and he kissed her sleepily. In a moment he closed his eyes and was fast asleep. The doctor came forwards and stood by the bedside. "Oh, don't take him away yet," she moaned.
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Collected Stories

Collected Stories

W. Somerset Maugham

Everyman's Library
2004
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Halvin toimitettuna 23,60 €

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 and it was his true métier. 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.
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Collected Stories of W. Somerset Maugham: Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare

Collected Stories of W. Somerset Maugham: Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare

W. Somerset Maugham

Everyman's Library
2004
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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.
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The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

W. Somerset Maugham

VINTAGE
2004
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Kitty Fane's affair with Assistant Colonial Secretary Townsend, a married man, is interrupted when she is taken from Hong Kong by her vengeful bacteriologist husband to accompany him to his new post amid a raging cholera epidemic. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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Damals und heute

Damals und heute

W. Somerset Maugham

DIOGENES VERLAG AG
2003
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Niccol? Machiavelli wird als Gesandter der Republik Florenz in die Höhle des Löwen Cesare Borgia geschickt. Der gefürchtete Fürst schickt sich an, Italien zu erobern, und schert sich weder um den Kaiser noch um den König von Frankreich. Aus einer Episode entsteht das prächtige Portrait der Renaissance. Eine Liebesintrige ist außerdem hineinverwoben, die Boccaccio nicht raffinierter eingefädelt hätte.
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Collected Short Stories Volume 4

Collected Short Stories Volume 4

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2002
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Halvin toimitettuna 18,70 €

This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond".
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Collected Short Stories Volume 2

Collected Short Stories Volume 2

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2002
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Halvin toimitettuna 18,70 €

The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam", "The Man With the Scar" and "The Vessel of Wrath".
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Gentleman In The Parlour

Gentleman In The Parlour

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2001
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Halvin toimitettuna 18,70 €

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUXSomerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own.
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Ten Novels And Their Authors

Ten Novels And Their Authors

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2001
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Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it. Written by a master of fiction, Ten Novels and Their Authors is a unique and invaluable guide.
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Vagrant Mood

Vagrant Mood

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2001
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The Vagrant Mood is a brilliantly varied and colourful collection of essays. From Kant to Raymond Chandler; from the legend of Zurbaran to the art of the detective story; from Burke to Augustus Hare, Somerset Maugham brings his inimitable mastery of the incisive character sketch to the genre of literary criticism
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Writer's Notebook

Writer's Notebook

W. Somerset Maugham

Vintage
2001
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From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without doubt one of his most important works. Part autobiographical, part confessional, packed with observations, confidences, experiments and jottings it is a rich and exhilarating admission into this great writer's workshop
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