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Larry darrell is a young american in search of the absolute. The razor s edge quickly became a bestseller upon its publication in 1944, and was one of the first books to foreshadow the popularization of eastern philosophy and spirituality in western culture. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of maughams most brilliant characters his fiancee isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and elliott templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate american snob. Thomas hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, liza of lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to letters. The novel is concerned in large part with the search for the meaning of life and with the dichotomy between materialism and spirituality. 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. The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over. The razor s edge william somerset maugham was born in 1874 and lived in paris until he was ten.
The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of maughams most brillant characters his fiancee isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and elliot templeton, her. He was educated at kings school, canterbury, and at heidelberg university. The razors edge by william somerset maugham download eub. Nov 01, 2001 though maugham had no recollection of visiting the infinite, the event left its mark on him. The razors edge vintage international kindle edition by maugham, w. The razors edge vintage international kindle edition by. Somerset maugham and a great selection of similar new used and collectible books available now at great prices. The razors edge by william somerset maugham pdf book. Somerset maugham, published in 1944 the novel is concerned in large part with the search for the meaning of life and with the dichotomy between materialism and spirituality. While much of the novel takes place in europe, its main characters are american, not british. Set in chicago, paris, and india in the 1920s and 30s, it involves characters from sharply different worlds. Somerset maugham larry darrell is a young american in search of the absolute. Maugham s last major novel, the razor s edge 1944, was a departure for him in many ways.
I have little story to tell and i end neither with a death nor a marriage. The razors edge vintage classics kindle edition by w. The razor s edge was maugham s third attempt at writing a book with the exact same plot even down to having characters with the same name. Who larry darrell was in real life, what happened to him, etc. If i call it a novel it is only because i dont know what else to call it. It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in. Though maugham had no recollection of visiting the infinite, the event left its mark on him.
October 11, 2016 january 2, 2019 books weve read admin leave a comment. Somerset maugham ebook product description larry darrell is a young american in search of. Set in chicago, paris, and india in the 1920s and 30s, it involves characters. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. All our ebooks are free to download, but first you must sign in or create an account. The first edition of the novel was published in 1944, and was written by w. Maugham writes very simply about rather complicated things, with a fair amount of ironic humor. The razors edge was maughams third attempt at writing a book with the exact same plot even down to having characters with the same name. The razors edge is a classic novel that has inspired everyone from steve martin to, well, bill murray. However, the current kindle edition is littered with small typographical or ocrbased errors that can detract from the text, and as such id suggest getting a paper copy. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of the razors. The razors edge project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are elliott templeton, larry darrell.
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