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Salted with the conviction of an artist to strive beyond society’s confines, The Moon and Sixpence chronicles the life of Charles Strickland, an English stockbroker who, in mid‑life, abandons conventional expectations for the pursuit of art. Over the course of the novel, Strickland gradually rejects his former obligations and resettles, first in France, then in Tahiti, where he pursues his idiosyncratic paint‑making style in a style which reads as an unmistakable reference to the life of French artist Paul Gauguin. The misunderstood days of Strickland’s career pull him into deeper isolation surrounded by a relentless creative challenge, which will leave him marked by both emotional turmoil and visual brilliance.
First publish date: 1919
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: William Somerset Maugham
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