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The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

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Author Biography

Name: W. Somerset Maugham
Birth Date: January 25, 1874
Death Date: December 16, 1965
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Place of Death: Nice, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: Writer, Editor

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Biography of W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
1478 words, approx. 4.9 pages
Novelist, playwright, short-story writer, travel writer, autobiographer, and essayist, W. Somerset Maugham wrote only one collection of short stories that justifies his inclusion in any discussion of spy fiction: Ashenden; or The British Agent (1928). St...
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Biography of William Somerset Maugham
520 words, approx. 1.7 pages
The British novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century, is noted for his clarity of style and skill in storytelling. Born in Paris, on Jan. 25, 1874, where his father was solicitor to the...
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Biography of W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
12200 words, approx. 40.7 pages
When William Somerset Maugham celebrated his seventh birthday in Paris, he received from Lady Anglesey, a family friend, a generous gift of twenty francs. Asked how he planned to use his money, young Willie (as he preferred to be addressed) eagerly respo...
 


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The Moon and Sixpence Information
412 words, approx. 1 pages
The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a book by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the life of the central character, Charles...


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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
The Moon And Sixpence
06/16/1993: 1,083 words, approx. 4 pages
KEVIN G. DeMARRAIS, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 06-16-1993 THE MOON AND SIXPENCE -- BUZZ ALDRIN, THOUGH NOT FERGIE, AT EXPO By KEVIN G. DeMARRAIS, Staff Writer Date: 06-16-1993, Wednesday Section: BUSINESS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P,...
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Studies in the Novel
Fantasy as necessity: the role of the biographer in 'The Moon and Sixpence.' (novel by W. Somerset Maugham)
03/22/1997: 6,307 words, approx. 21 pages
W. Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" demonstrates that true genius is beyond the understanding of conventional minds. The novel is a biography of the fictional artist Charles Strickland. Critics have contended that the novel failed but the failure was intended by Maugham. Conventional...
 


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The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

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