{"product_id":"the-razors-edge-william-somerset-maugham","title":"The Razor's Edge (William Somerset Maugham)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eLarry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham's novels, this is also one in which Maugham himself plays a considerable part as he wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.\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, Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65811854655837,"sku":"K029994596","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2999459600001A.jpg?v=1788526885","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-razors-edge-william-somerset-maugham","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}