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Points of View
W. Somerset Maugham
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Description for Points of View
Paperback. Features essays ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story. This title presents the views and opinions of this eminent writer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published. Ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story - they present the enduring views and opinions of this eminent writer.
Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published. Ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story - they present the enduring views and opinions of this eminent writer.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099288909
SKU
V9780099288909
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About W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas' Hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to literature. Of Human ... Read more
Reviews for Points of View
One of the greatest yet least fashionable of all British writers
Mirror
One of the finest (though now frequently overlooked) novelists and dramatists of the 20th century
Glasgow Herald
One of my favourite writers
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Mirror
One of the finest (though now frequently overlooked) novelists and dramatists of the 20th century
Glasgow Herald
One of my favourite writers
Gabriel Garcia Marquez