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  1. The Moon and Sixpence (UK) Written by William Somerset Maugham, Translated by Li Jiacompleted Strickland is a successful securities broker. He has both fame and fortune, a happy family, and a comfortable life that others envy. One day, when he was over 40 years old, he suddenly disappeared without a word after leaving a note. He abandoned his wealth, status, and family, endured ridicule, doubt, and hunger, and insisted on studying painting in a foreign country. However, his colorful paintings were not recognized by the outside world, and he fell into the abyss of poverty and illness. Aft 18.9kReads9.5Score—Shelves
  2. The Moon and Sixpence-Maugham [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham, Translated by Fang Huawen148k Wordscompleted Strickland is a successful securities broker. He has both fame and fortune, a happy family, and a comfortable life that others envy. One day, when he was over 40 years old, he suddenly disappeared without a word after leaving a note. A young writer was commissioned to find Strickland, but unexpectedly discovered that this man, who had nothing to do with art, went to Paris alone because he was obsessed with painting. He abandoned his wealth, status, and family, endured ridicule, doubt, and hunger 110Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  3. Looking for Fun (Somerset Maugham Collection) [UK] William Somerset Maugham144k Wordscompleted After the death of the great writer Driffield, his wife asked someone to write a biography of him. Ashenden, the narrator of the novel, was invited by the biographer to recall his interactions with the writer, and the story unfolds from there. Deep in Ashenden's memory we discover the writer's ex-wife, the charming Rosie. She is romantic by nature, always merciful, yet still kind, frank, elegant and lively. In this book, Maugham changed the prejudice against women in his previous works and recal 108Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  4. Moon********** William Somerset Maugham12 Wordscompleted "The Moon and Sixpence" is based on the life of French Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin. It describes the story of Strickland, an originally ordinary London stockbroker, who suddenly became obsessed with art, abandoned his wife and children, gave up what others thought was a prosperous and happy life, and went to Tahiti in the South Pacific. He wrote his glorious life with a round pen and injected all the value of life into the gorgeous canvas. The work expresses the contradiction between geni 30Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  5. The Shackles of Life (Two Volumes) William Somerset Maugham; Wild Sunflowercompleted The protagonist Philip Carey of "The Shackles of Life" lost both his parents when he was young. Unfortunately, he was also born with a disability. He spent his childhood in an indifferent and unfamiliar environment, and his character is therefore withdrawn and sensitive. During the years he spent in boarding school, he suffered from the unreasonable school system, and when he entered society, he experienced pain in love. On the bumpy road of life, he had to struggle hard at every step he took, b —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  6. Moon and Sixpence (UK) Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Wang Rancompleted "The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of a British stock exchange broker who was obsessed with the art of painting and resolutely gave up his original family and job and went to Paris to study painting and pursue his dream. He seemed to be "possessed by the devil", and his indifference made him seem like an alien living on the edge of the world. Living in a foreign land, he was almost penniless and suffered both physical and mental torture. However, his fascination with dreams drove him to obs —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  7. Veil [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Wang Jinhuacompleted Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, hastily entered into marriage with Walter, a withdrawn bacteriologist, in order to prevent herself from becoming an unwanted spinster. However, after marriage, Walter's muteness and rigidity made Kitty feel lonely and lost. Desire for love, she fell madly in love with the superficially romantic Assistant Chief Secretary Charlie Townsend. With the revelation of this relationship, Walter is filled with shame and resentment. Out of revenge, he takes Kitty —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  8. Blade (Gomai Classic) (UK) Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Wei Qingqicompleted During World War I, pilot Larry met an Irish comrade who died trying to protect him. Facing the cold corpses of his comrades, Larry had doubts about life for the first time: "When people die, they really die completely." After the war, Larry did not go to college to complete his studies, find a decent job after graduation, get married and have children, as everyone expected. The ultimate search for life made him leave everything behind, starting from Paris, traveling around the world, and walkin —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  9. Somerset Maugham's Works Collection (Set of 13 Volumes) (UK) William Somerset Maughamcompleted "The Moon and Sixpence" A stock exchange broker abandoned his wife and children and went to Paris to pursue his ideal of painting. After some bizarre encounters, the protagonist later left the civilized world and escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti, where he found the tranquility of his soul and an atmosphere suitable for his artistic temperament. "Carousel" Through a trio of stories, the readers are shown the chaos of human love and reason. "Christmas Holiday" At the age of twenty-three, C —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  10. The Moon and Sixpence (Somerset Maugham Collection) [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham, Translated by Feng Taocompleted A broker from the British Stock Exchange already had a stable career, social status, and a happy family, but he became obsessed with painting. He felt like he was "possessed by the devil." He suddenly abandoned his home and went to Paris to pursue his ideal of painting. No one could understand his behavior. After some bizarre encounters, the protagonist finally leaves the civilized world and escapes to the isolated island of Tahiti. His soul finally found peace. Some people think that the protot —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  11. The Moon and Sixpence [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham, Translated by Su Fuzhongcompleted "Even if I only rely on a paintbrush and fall into abject poverty, my lonely and passionate soul cannot be separated from painting." In his forties, Charles (the prototype is the French Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin) abandoned his wife and children and went to Paris to study painting. In a foreign country, he was isolated, poor and sick, and even ruined other people's families just to create a nude painting of a woman. After various encounters, he came to an isolated island in the South Pac —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  12. The Complete Collection of Maugham's Short Stories (Twenty-Two Volumes in Total) William Somerset Maughamcompleted Uncover the hypocrisy of human nature and read this set of "The Complete Collection of Somerset Maugham's Short Stories"! The first domestic pocket book "The Complete Works of Maugham's Short Stories"! Somerset Maugham's true genius lies in his short stories! There are twists and turns in every chapter, and there are golden sentences everywhere to help you see through the hypocrisy of human nature! Maugham's poisonous tongue is reflected in his profound exposure of the hypocrisy of human nature. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  13. Veil [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham, Translated by Fang Huawencompleted In order to get rid of family pressure, the young and beautiful Katie hurriedly agreed to the proposal of bacteriologist Walter, but this loveless marriage did not give her the wealth and status she expected. After her husband went to Hong Kong, Katie fell in love with a married man and thought she had met true love. But after the affair was revealed, her lover immediately abandoned her for the sake of his reputation. After experiencing betrayal, Walter decided to practice medicine in Meitan Man —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  14. Writer's Notes [UK] Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Zhao Wenweicompleted For almost fifty years, Maugham kept an intimate diary. In this diary, we see Maugham's unparalleled insight and the genesis and development of his extraordinary career as a writer. The years span from his time as a young medical student in London to his time as an experienced world traveler. "A Writer's Notebook" is funny, wise, and full of revelations. Undoubtedly, this is one of Maugham's most meaningful works and a must-read for his fans and anyone interested in the creative process. This bo —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  15. Reading Is a Portable Refuge (Guomai Classic) (UK) Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Xia Gaowacompleted Regarding Maugham's style, readers may first think of his venomous tongue, humor, absurdity and even meanness, but they ignore his sincerity and frankness underneath it all, as well as his intentional or unintentional emphasis on fun or interest. In this book, whether the topic discussed is the art of novels or thoughts on philosophy, art and the value of life, Maugham's insistence on fun can be seen everywhere. His language is clever, sophisticated, fluent and concise, but he neither pretends t —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  16. The Moon and Sixpence (UK) Written by William Somerset Maugham; Translated by Su Fuzhongcompleted A securities broker who only learned painting at the age of forty gave up his wealthy life and became crazy about painting. In order to pursue his artistic ideals, he suffered from poverty and hunger, endured mental pain and torture, and finally escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti and became a unique painter. The life trajectory of the protagonist in "The Moon and Sixpence" seems to be deconstructing the theme of Gauguin's painting, the prototype of the novel: Where do we come from? Who are —Reads9.4Score—Shelves