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Moon and Sixpence

Moon and Sixpence

by Somerset Maugham

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

Maugham's well regarded 1919 novel, inspired by the life of Gauguin. It's the powerful story of a man who relinquishes his family to pursue his dream of becoming a painter, eventually moving to the South Pacific. Like Gauguin, his sensual paintings are never appreciated in his lifetime.  (PAC16, $14.00)


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