书城英文图书The Moon and Sixpence 月亮与六便士(IV)(英文版)
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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮与六便士(IV)(英文版)

状态:连载作者:(英)W. Somerset Maugham
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Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a pgsk.com Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications.