The Moon and Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New
- Seller
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Synopsis
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel 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 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.
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- Bookseller
- Belleyre Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1765
- Title
- The Moon and Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Date Published
- 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Classics;
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