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The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1919. The book is loosely based on the life of the French painter Paul Gauguin. The story follows the life of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbroker who abandons his family and career to pursue his passion for painting. The novel is a fascinating exploration of the nature of art and the artist’s life. Maugham’s writing is elegant and insightful, and he captures the essence of the artistic temperament with great skill. The character of Strickland is complex and enigmatic, and Maugham does an excellent job of portraying his inner turmoil and the conflicts that arise from his pursuit of artistic perfection. The Moon and Sixpence is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that explores the themes of passion, creativity, and the pursuit of artistic excellence. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the arts or the human condition.
I suppose the next three years were the happiest of Strickland's life.
Ata's house stood about eight kilometres from the road that runs round
the island, and you went to it along a winding pathway shaded by the
luxuriant trees of the tropics. It was a bungalow of unpainted wood,
consisting of two small rooms, and outside was a small shed that served
as a kitchen. There was no furniture except the mats they used as beds,
and a rocking-chair, which stood on the verandah. Bananas with their
great ragged leaves, like the tattered habiliments of an empress in
adversity, grew close up to the house. There was a tree just behind
which bore alligator pears, and all about were the cocoa-nuts which gave
the land its revenue. Ata's father had planted crotons round his
property, and they grew in coloured profusion, gay and brilliant; they
fenced the land with flame. A mango grew in front of the house, and at
the edge of the clearing were two flamboyants, twin trees, that
challenged the gold of the cocoa-nuts with their scarlet flowers.
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