Collected Stories

W. Somerset Maugham, Nicholas Shakespeare

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Everyman Hardcovers
15 September 2004

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Short stories

Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS

The only hardcover edition of short stories by one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers.

Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in thethe short story he reached the pinnacle of his artwas his true metier. These expertly told tales, with their addictive plot twists and vividly drawn characters, are both galvanizing as literature and wonderfully entertaining. In the adventures of his alter ego Ashenden, a writer who (like Maugham himself) turned secret agent in World War I, as well as in stories set in such far-flung locales as South Pacific islands and colonial outposts in Southeast Asia, Maugham brings his characters vividly to life, and their humanity is more convincing for the author's merciless exposure of their flaws and failures. Whether the chasms of misunderstanding he plumbs are those between colonizers and natives, between a missionary and a prostitute, or between a poetry-writing woman and her uncomprehending husband, Maugham brilliantly displays his irony, his wit, and his genius in the art of storytelling.

By: W. Somerset Maugham
Introduction by: Nicholas Shakespeare
Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 895g
ISBN: 9781857152760
ISBN 10: 185715276X
Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS
Pages: 848
Publication Date: 15 September 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholas Shakespeare is the author of The Vision of Elena Silves, The High Flyer and The Dancer Upstairs. A major film of The Dancer Upstairs, starring John Malkovitch, is currently in production, for which Nicholas Shakespeare has written the screenplay. He has also written a much acclaimed biography of Bruce Chatwin.

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Collected Stories

W. Somerset Maugham, Nicholas Shakespeare

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