The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham first published in April 15th, 1919. It is told in episodic form by a firstperson narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middleaged 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 book was made into a stage play in 1925 at the New Theatre with Henry Ainley as Strickland and Eileen Sharp as Ata and a film of the same name directed and written by Albert Lewin. Released in 1942, the film stars George Sanders as Charles Strickland.

Binding: Paperback;248 pages; Publisher: Blurb, Inc.; Classification: N/A; Weight: 490.13 g; Dimensions: N/A

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