The Moon and Sixpence

ISBN: 0375724567

Author: Maugham, W. Somerset

Condition: Used

Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, this witty, compelling novel (The Boston Globe) by the internationally acclaimed author of The Razors Edge is a dazzling ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leave the lives of those closest to him in tatters. Through Maugham's sympathetic eye Strickland's tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in human lives it sometimes demands.