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May 28, 2007 the moon and sixpence, one of maugham s bestknown and loved novels, is a fictionalized biography of the artist paul gauguin. Inspired by the life of paul gauguin, the moon and sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius. The story is told by the narrator as he gradually comes to know the main character charles strickland, a middle aged stock broker. The story is told in episodic form by the firstperson narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, charles strickland, a middle aged english stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. And although charles strickland gauguins proxy in the novel is at the center, he is in fact not the main character.
In paris, he is indifferent to the friendship offered by a fellow artist, dirk stroeve. The moon and sixpence the moon and sixpence audiobook, by w. It was loosely based on the life of french artist paul gauguin. The moon and sixpence kindle edition by maugham, w.
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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. First, maugham formed his novel around several different characters. Inspired by the stories he heard, maugham wrote the moon and sixpence. But it was certainly the first novel the first work of fiction even, preceding the mature short stories in which the narrator is based on the author himself. Mp3 download download mp3 files for each chapter of this book in one zip file. From the back cover charles strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for paris and tahiti, to live his life as a painter. May 22, 2014 maugham, the moon and sixpence 252 even if the reader knows that the royal native is a type of oyster, the richness of implication here is liable to be passed by, or accepted only in the. Charles strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. Based on the life of paul gauguin, the moon and sixpence is w. Somerset maughams classic story captured the hearts of a generation. Chapter i chapter i i confess that when first i made acquaintance with charles strickland i never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary.
The story is told in episodic form by the firstperson narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, charles strickland, a middle aged english stock broker who abandons his wife and children. But it was certainly the first novel the first work of fiction even, preceding the mature short stories. The standin character for gauguin is charles strickland who deserts his wife and children to become a painter. The moon and sixpence is loosely based on the life of the french postimpressionist artist paul gauguin.
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The story is told in episodic form by the rstperson narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central charac ter, charles strickland, a middle aged english stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The moon and sixpence 1919 by william somerset maugham is the complex story of charles strickland, a man who abandons his family and his secure life as an english businessman to pursue an uncertain but meaningful existence as an artist, from paris slums to the. The moon and sixpence is a 1919 short novel by william som erset maugham based on the life of the painter paul gauguin. And they were much surprised when dealers from paris and berlin began to offer for them the huge sums. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. Dec 08, 2008 having read and enjoyed a couple of somerset maughams less celebrated novels, i thought it was time to turn to the more famous ones. Although based on the life of paul gauguin, the story is a work of fiction. I hadnt read maugham before, didnt know what he writes about, i didnt read the backcover of i chose somerset maughm as my university thesis theme and i am now 53 years old. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. Somerset maughams ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.
The moon and sixpence wikisource, the free online library. Project gutenberg offers 61,971 free ebooks to download. As a fictionalized account of the tumultuous career of paul gauguin, w. The moon and sixpence, like much of maughams work, subtly mixes biography, autobiography, and fiction. Sep 07, 2017 the moon and sixpence is a book about a welloff stockbroker who abandons his wife and moves to paris to pursue his passion for painting. As the notes above mention, maugham derived much of the moon and sixpence from the life of paul gauguin. The moon and sixpence, one of maughams bestknown and loved novels, is a fictionalized biography of the artist paul gauguin.
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At first, charles stricklands life was unremarkable. Told through the pointofview of a nameless firstperson narrator, a writer, the moon and sixpence tells the story of charles strickland. Somerset maugham is written by vivid, ironic language. The author blurb on these new vintage classics editions of his works tell us that with the publication in 1919 of the moon and sixpence, maughams reputation as a novelist was established.
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