W. Somerset Maugham Forfatter
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Far Eastern Tales (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best - sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul.
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A Writer's Notebook (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without doubt one of his most important works. Part... Læs mere
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Mrs Craddock (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
But, intelligent and sensual, she quickly becomes bored by her oppressively conventional life, and finds her love for her husband slipping away. Originally rejected by publishers, Mrs Craddock was first published only on condition that certain 'shocking' passages were removed.
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Cakes And Ale (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARECakes and Ale is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skilfully crafted study of freedom.
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The Moon And Sixpence (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon... Læs mere
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More Far Eastern Tales (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of... Læs mere
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For Services Rendered (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Sacred Flame: Play (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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On A Chinese Screen (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Maugham spent the winter months of 1919 travelling fifteen hundred miles up the Yangtze river. Maugham keenly observes, and gently ridicules, their dogged and oblivious persistence with the life they know.
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The Vagrant Mood (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The Vagrant Mood is a brilliantly varied and colourful collection of essays. From Kant to Raymond Chandler; from the legend of Zurbaran to the art of the detective story; from Burke to... Læs mere
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