The Moon and Sixpence Elemental Grounds: A beginners guide. William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas' Hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth , published in 1897, won him over to literature. Of Human Bondage , the first of his masterpieces, came out in 1915, and with the publication in 1919 of The Moon and Sixpence his reputation as a novelist was established. At the same time his fame as a successful playwright and writer was being consolidated with acclaimed productions of various plays and the publication of several short story collections. His other works include travel books, essays, criticism and the autobiographical The Summing Up and A Writer's NotDigital. In 1927 Somerset Maugham settled in the South of France and lived there until his death in 1965 EAN: 9780099284765 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bcher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 02. 09. 1999 Titel der Reihe: Vintage Classics## Autoren: Maugham, W. Somerset Seitenzahl Blattzahl: 214 Themenberschrift: FICTION Classics Keyword: classic; obsession; family; freedom; honour; betrayal; painter; vintage classics; contemporary fiction; classic book; best books of all time; books fiction; classic books; classic literature; classic novels; classics; classics books; fiction; fiction books; good books; novels; literary fiction; english literature; comedy; roman; penguin classics; jewish; collection; omnibus; russian; novella; historical romance; marriage; literary; coming of age; comic; german; letters; thriller; feminist; feminism; translation; australia; challenge; film; victorian; relationships; chick lit; friendship Fachschema: Englische Belletristik Roman, Erzhlung~Englische Bcher Belletristik Roman, Erzhlung Fachkategorie: Moderne und zeitgenssische Belletristik~Klassische Belletristik Imprint Titels: Vintage Books Lnge: 199 mm Breite: 132 mm Hhe: 18 mm Gewicht: 172 gr Produktform: Kartoniert Genre: Importe