The Moon and Sixpence

Name: The Moon and Sixpence
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN: 9781491586846

Author: W. Somerset Maugham

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: The Classic Collection

Published: 04/14/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

One of W. Somerset Maugham’s best-known and well-loved novelsThe Moon and Sixpence is a fictionalized biography of the artist Paul Gauguin. Charles Strickland, a thinly veiled Gauguin, deserts his wife and children to become a painter. In Paris, he is indifferent to the friendship offered by a fellow artist, Dirk Stroeve, but it is Stroeve and his wife Blanche who take Strickland in when he falls ill. It is only a matter of time before Strickland again devastates those around him by running away with Blanche. Will he reform his ways for the chance at a suitable life with Blanche, or will be abandon her as well?This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. His best-known novels include Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, Cakes and Ale, and The Razor’s Edge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ilse on August 03, 2021

Life isn’t long enough for love and art. Years ago I read and thoroughly enjoyed W. Somerset Maugham’s Theatre, so when I found a copy of The Moon and Sixpence in the bookcase, it looked the perfect breezy weekend diversion I was looking for before I would embark on the finale of Thomas Mann’ s D......more

Goodreads review by Rajat on July 20, 2015

Fair warning, this is going to be a long review for this is a book that is close to my heart written by an author whom I deeply admire. The Right Time There are some books that walk into your life at an opportune time. I'm talking about the books that send a pleasant shiver down your spine laden with......more

Goodreads review by Georgia on April 13, 2024

Remember your first taste of beer as a kid? Sour, not sweet like a soft drink, it was hard to swallow. Still you tried. That was me reading The Moon and Sixpence. I hated Strickland, the stockbroker turned painter who deserts his wife and children to go off to Paris and Tahiti. His every word was re......more