Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.
William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style.
His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in 'Of Human Bondage' , Maugham became a qualified physician. But writing was his true vocation. For ten years before his first success, he almost literally starved while pouring out novels and plays.
During World War I, Maugham worked for the British Secret Service . He travelled all over the world, and made many visits to America. After World War II, Maugham made his home in south of France and continued to move between England and Nice till his death in 1965.
你肯定有这样一个朋友吧:在银行工作,长得一般,业务凑合,有老婆孩子,勤勤恳恳养家糊口,不爱说话,但如果开口说话,说的话也多半无趣无味——总之形象非常白开水,在任何一个社交场合都是角落里不大起眼的人。事实上你肯定有不止一个这样的朋友,事实上你自己没准就是这样...
评分——毛姆论伟大 “我所谓的伟大不是走红运的政治家或是立战功的军人的伟大;这种人显赫一时,与其说是他们本身的特质倒不如说沾了他们地位的光,一旦事过境迁,他们的伟大也就黯然失色了。人们常常发现一位离了职的首相当年只不过是个大言不惭的演说家;一个解甲归田的将军无...
评分毛姆是以高更的生活经历为参考,创造查尔斯·斯特里克兰德这个角色的,这点大家现在都很清楚了。原书成书于1919年,第一次世界大战刚刚结束,全欧洲迎来新秩序和希望的时代。当时的毛姆45岁,正值创作巅峰期,《月亮与六便士》是他在全盛期写下的杰作,亦是其作家生涯的最重要...
评分读毛姆的《月亮和六便士》,我想没人不会被最后因麻风病失明的斯特里克兰德坐在壁画环绕的大溪地岛土屋的肃穆景象所深深震撼、感动。这是一个为了理想放弃全部道德、责任与世俗生活,四十岁上抛家弃子,为了追求美真正献祭出全部灵魂的人物。斯特里克兰德生前穷困潦倒,对除画...
评分去年,央视推出了名为《你幸福吗》的一系列采访,在路上随便逮个人就问“你幸福吗”。在我看来,这采访最大的问题不在于提问方式的突兀和问题的简单粗暴,而是它预先把“幸福”设定为一个值得追求与向往的目标,甚至是人生唯一目标。这就走向了堕落的反动派的阵营。 至于“幸...
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评分Maugham is really one of my favourite. He writes stories briefly. Dialogue, the relationships between people, the beginning, process and ending can be seen clearly. And I really love his tone. There is always an "I" in his novel, which makes me moving. However, this time i found something i did not notice before. From Moon to the Razor's edge, he found his way just like Strickland found his way to express through painting. Maugham is not able to describe the so-called power and home in this book, but he suceeded in the Razor's Edge. However, i still love the Moon and Sixpence the best. it's amazing to see the combination of these simple and shadow words brings such great influence everytime he described the paintings. it also shocks me again when i read chapter 50. Abraham, the name of faith. i still cling to the hope of one day i meet my own permanent Alexandria. To leave or to stay is of no importance. Just to meet it is enough for my forever nostalgia.
评分Strickland 为什么喜欢 Bruegel 呢?
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评分重读完英文版以后再次激动地热泪盈眶。不得不说这本书可以算是至今为之我最喜欢且对我影响最大的一本小说了。 作为个体,我一生所追寻的无非是一种感受,并非摒弃理性,并非为情感而左右颠覆,但只是感受罢了,追随情感而行,就如书中所追随的美与人生一样。Artist的独衷。 嗯,英文阅读速度得到了很大的提升。感动T T. Ps.“又何必要把爱情看的太重”纯作为一种情感的体验罢了。这点倒也是挺好的。
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