MOON AND SIXPENCE, THE
作者: Somerset
出版社:Random House US 2011年11月
简介:
Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon andSixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forcesbehind creative genius.
Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth andprivilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire tocreate art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leavesLondon for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices thatleaves the lives of those closest to him in tatters. ThroughMaugham's sympathetic eye Strickland's tortured and cruel soulbecomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendentartistic genius, and the cost in humans lives it sometimesdemands.