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Intimate portrait of Maugham's complex hidden world.
If you're captivated by the intricate tapestries of human relationships and the weight of secrets, this biography of Somerset Maugham could be a treasure trove for you. Selina Hastings dives deep, offering unique insights derived from exclusive material. The enigmatic Maugham comes to life, as do the influences behind his timeless works like "The Razor's Edge." It's as enlightening as it is engaging, promising a nuanced look at the man behind the pen.
- Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Memoir/Biography (2010)
- National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Biography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781400061419
Authors:
Selina Shirley Hastings
Publisher: Random House
Date of Publication: 2010-05-25
Format: Hardcover
Related Topics:
Memoir,
Writing,
Social Justice,
Biography,
Personal Development,
War,
European History,
Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.13
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He was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maugham’s own true story has never been fully told. At last, the fascinating truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the award-winning writer Selina Hastings. Granted unprecedented access to Maugham’s personal correspondence and to newly uncovered interviews with his only child, Hastings portrays the secret loves, betrayals, integrity, and passion that inspired Maugham to create such classics as The Razor’s Edge and Of Human Bondage .Hastings vividly presents Maugham’s lonely childhood spent with unloving relatives after the death of his parents, a trauma that resulted in shyness, a stammer, and for the rest of his life an urgent need for physical tenderness. Here, too, are his adult triumphs on the stage and page, works that allowed him a glittering social life in which he befriended and sometimes fell out with such luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Charlie Chaplin, D. H. Lawrence, and Winston Churchill.The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham portrays in full for the first time Maugham’s disastrous marriage to Syrie Wellcome, a manipulative society woman of dubious morality who trapped Maugham with a pregnancy and an attempted suicide. Hastings also explores Maugham’s many affairs with men, including his great love, Gerald Haxton, an alcoholic charmer and a cad. Maugham’s courageous work in secret intelligence during two world wars is described in fascinating detail—experiences that provided the inspiration for the groundbreaking Ashenden stories. From the West End to Broadway, from China to the South Pacific, Maugham’s restless and remarkably productive life is thrillingly recounted as Hastings uncovers the real stories behind such classics as “Rain,” The Painted Veil, Cakes & Ale, and other well-known tales.An epic biography of a hugely talented and hugely conflicted man, The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham is the definitive account of Maugham’s extraordinary life.
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Intimate portrait of Maugham's complex hidden world.
If you're captivated by the intricate tapestries of human relationships and the weight of secrets, this biography of Somerset Maugham could be a treasure trove for you. Selina Hastings dives deep, offering unique insights derived from exclusive material. The enigmatic Maugham comes to life, as do the influences behind his timeless works like "The Razor's Edge." It's as enlightening as it is engaging, promising a nuanced look at the man behind the pen.
- Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Memoir/Biography (2010)
- National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Biography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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