{"product_id":"the-painted-veil-w-somerset-maugham","title":"The Painted Veil (W. Somerset Maugham)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVINTAGE DECO: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam 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, \u003ci\u003eLiza of Lambeth\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1897, won him over to letters. \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of his masterpieces, came out in 1915, and with the publication in 1919 of \u003ci\u003eThe Moon and Sixpence\u003c\/i\u003e his reputation as a novelist was established. His position as a successful playwright was being consolidated at the same time. His first play, \u003ci\u003eA Man of Honour\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eSheppey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis fame as a short story writer began with \u003ci\u003eThe Trembling of a Leaf\u003c\/i\u003e, subtitled \u003ci\u003eLittle Stories of the South Sea Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1921, after which he published more than ten collections. His other works include travel books such as \u003ci\u003eOn a Chinese Screen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDon Fernando\u003c\/i\u003e, essays, criticism, and the autobiographical \u003ci\u003eThe Summing Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Writer's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1927, he settled in the south of France, and lived there until his death in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65864147009885,"sku":"K096142959","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9614295900001A.jpg?v=1788913151","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-painted-veil-w-somerset-maugham","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}