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William Somerset Maugham (1934) William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874– 16 December 1965) was an English novelist, short story writer and playwright. He was born at the British Embassy in Paris. He was the highest paid author of the 1930s. Maugham trained as a medical doctor at St. Thomas's hospital's medical school, London, but
Of Human Bondage is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham.The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention."
All the books on the list "W. Somerset Maugham’s Ten Greatest Novels of All Time" from Great Novelists and Their Novels. Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest.
W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London, where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become...
William Somerset Maugham (25. jaanuar 1874 – 16. detsember 1965) oli üks oma aja populaarsemaid inglise kirjanikke, keda on tõlgitud palju ka eesti keelde. Ta kirjutas eelkõige näidendeid , romaane ja lühijutte .
William Somerset Maugham [mɔːm] (25. tammikuuta 1874 Pariisi, Ranska – 16. joulukuuta 1965 Nizza, Ranska) oli englantilainen näytelmäkirjailija, kirjailija ja novellisti, 1930-luvun tunnetuimpia länsimaisia kirjailijoita ja tiettävästi myös suurituloisimpia.
The Moon and Sixpence, novel by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1919. It was loosely based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin. The novel’s hero, Charles Strickland, is a London stockbroker who renounces his wife, children, and business in order to paint.
