内容简介
The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces.
It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and
adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief
spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train
as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible
waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured and masochistic
affair. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
作者简介
W. Somerset Maugham
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