somerset maugham

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a British writer of novels and short stories. Many people consider him to be one of the best short story writers in English. His novels include Of Human Bondage and The Moon and Sixpence (1874-1965)

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W Somerset Maugham
born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. He abandoned a short career in medicine when his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), had some success. His plays, mainly Edwardian social comedies, brought him financial security. His reputation rests primarily on the novels Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930), and The Razor's Edge (1944), all of which were adapted for film and some for television. His short stories often portray the confusion of Europeans in alien surroundings. His works, regarded less highly today than formerly, are characterized by a clear, unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature
W. Somerset Maugham
Maugham, somerset
W. Somerset Maugham
{i} William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright and novelist
William Somerset Maugham
born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. He abandoned a short career in medicine when his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), had some success. His plays, mainly Edwardian social comedies, brought him financial security. His reputation rests primarily on the novels Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930), and The Razor's Edge (1944), all of which were adapted for film and some for television. His short stories often portray the confusion of Europeans in alien surroundings. His works, regarded less highly today than formerly, are characterized by a clear, unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature
William Somerset Maugham
{i} (1874-1965) English playwright and novelist
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