More Far Eastern Tales

Author: Maugham, W. Somerset

Brand: Vintage Classics

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 320

Release Date: 26-09-2000

Part Number: 9780099289609

Details: Product Description
From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of life in the colonies and stands as a superbly entertaining and compelling testament to Maugham's skill and power as a short story writer.
Review
Maugham teases out buried secrets as mesmerising as the heat and as menacing as the surrounding jungle ―
Observer

If all else perish, there will remain a storyteller's world...that is exclusively and forever Maugham, a world of verandah and prahu which we enter as well as we do that of Conan Doyle's Baker Street, and with a happy and eternal homecoming ―
The Times

Ideally you should listen to these stories lying in a long cane chair on the veranda of a dark bungalow sipping a gin and bitters - not that Maugham's writing needs any further atmospheric embellishment ―
Guardian
From the Inside Flap
A further selection of stories inspired by travels in Singapore, Malaya and other exotic parts of the former British Empire. From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death on board ship, the stories give a fascinating insight into life and history of these colonies and are imbued with warmth, humour and a vast understanding of human nature.
From the Back Cover
"A brilliant entertainer." - The New York Times
About the Author
William Somerset Maugham, famous as novelist, playwright and short-story writer, was born in 1874, and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas' Hospital with a view to practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to letters. Of Human Bondage, the first of his masterpieces, came out in 1915, and with the publication in 1919 of The Moon and Sixpence his reputation as a novelist was established. His position as a successful playwright was being consolidated at the same time. His first play, A Man of Honour, was followed by a series of successes just before and after World War I, and his career in the theatre did not end until 1933 with Sheppey. His fame as a short story writer began with The Trembling of a Leaf, subtitled Little Stories of the South Sea Islands, in 1921, after which he published more than ten collections. His other works include travel books such as On a Chinese Screen, and Don Fernando, essays, criticism, and the autobiographical The Summing Up and A Writer's Notebook.In 1927, he settled in the south of France, and lived there until his death in 1965.

EAN: 9780099289609

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English