Of Human Bondage

William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) studied medicine, but the quick success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), started him on his lifelong literary career, during which he would become one of the most popular English authors since Dickens. His own life, however, was more tragic, shocking, and fascinating than any novel. After his adored parents died, he grew up in a miserable vicarage and suffered from a physical handicap of which he was ashamed. During his lifetime, Maugham would marry and divorce, be sent to Russia as a spy, and entertain such celebrities as Jean Cocteau, Winston Churchill, Noël Coward, the Aga Khan, and Ian Fleming at his Riviera mansion. Among his masterpieces are Of Human Bondage, The Painted Veil, The Razor’s Edge, and The Moon and Sixpence. In addition, such works as “The Letter” and “Rain” established Maugham as a gifted short story writer.Benjamin DeMott (1924–2005) was professor of English and the Mellon professor of humanities at Amherst College. The author of two novels, he was best known for his cultural criticism in leading periodicals and in such books as The Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can’t Think Straight About Class and The Trouble with Friendship: Why Americans Can’t Think Straight About Race.Maeve Binchy (1940–2012) was the New York Times bestselling author of Quentins, Scarlet Feather, Tara Road (an Oprah’s Book Club Selection), Circle of Friends, Light a Penny Candle, and many other novels.

出版者:Signet

作者:W. Somerset Maugham

页数:704

出版时间:2007-1-2

价格:USD 5.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780451530172

图书标签:毛姆小说英文原版英国文学SomersetMaugham英国外国文学英文原版书

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居然是小说

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凭借着一点点可怜的英文知识，来感受毛姆作品“通俗”的魅力。令人奇异的是，或许因为读的慢，反而记得清楚。。读的时候，我不停回想起小学之前读《齐天大圣》那种感受‘哦，我认识这个词的，我知道这句话是什么意思’t t????