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 uncle, a classic expatriate american snob. The protagonist is a disillusioned veteran of the first world war who abandons his wealthy friends and lifestyle, traveling to india seeking enlightenment. The razors edge william somerset maugham the razors edge is a novel by w. Commercial success with high book sales, successful theatre productions and a string of film adaptations, backed by astute stock market investments, allowed maugham to live a very comfortable life. Somerset maugham developed an interest in indian spirituality.
Abebooks the razors edge by w somerset maugham the razors edge w. Somerset maugham was one the twentieth centurys most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright critic and short story writer. The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over. Somerset maugham was a french writer born in 1874 in paris to english parents. The razors edge vintage classics kindle edition by. 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. Somerset maugham william somerset maugham and other ebooks from all genres of literature, both fiction and nonfiction, historical documents and sheet music, all of which are available on a subscription basis. The razors edge is an unusual amalgam threequarters witty social commentary about american and european society, onequarter eastern philosophy bound together by maughams impeccable prose almost as though henry james and hermann hesse had collaborated. Set in chicago, paris, and india in the 1920s and 30s, it involves characters from sharply different worlds. Buy the razors edge vintage classics by maugham, w. The painted veil vintage international kindle edition by. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. William somerset maugham ch was an english playwright, novelist, and short story writer.
Katha upanishad maugham opens his novel and gets the title the razors edge from the katha upanisand. So far as i know, there is only one place in maughams voluminous output where he mentions the razors edge. Maughams last major novel, the razors edge 1944, was a departure for him in many ways. Joseph jones, general manager maughams greatest popular novel tells the story of larry darrell, an attractive and enigmatic american who forsakes bourgeois society to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.
Its epigraph reads, the sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass overthus the wise say the path to salvation is hard, taken from a verse in the kathaupanishad. Pulling from great works such as the upanishads, maugham captures the lost generation, weaving an amazing tale of salvation and redemption. Somerset maugham has always been one of my most favorite authors. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highestpaid author during the 1930s. Both maughams parents died before he was 10, and he was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. I have no idea as to how much it was adapted from the book. The razors edge by william somerset maugham download eub.
Somerset maugham, was published in london and new york in 1944. Somerset maugham, first published by doubleday doran in the united states in 1944, relates the experiences of a world war i pilot, larry darrell, who chooses to embrace a countercultural lifestyle as a way of dealing with his ptsd, though the syndrome is of course not identified as such in the book. He visited india in 1938, and in madras was taken to an ashram to meet a man who, born venkataraman, had retreated to a life of silence, selfmortification, and prayer, and was now known simply as the maharshi. All our ebooks are free to download, but first you must sign in or create an account. Somerset maugham kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres also other available format to download. The razors edge ebook epub electronic book the razors edge by w. I was starting college, and i was facing the sort of existential crisis that comes with that large shift in identity. Maugham s last major novel, the razor s edge 1944, was a departure for him in many ways. This book challenges the cultural ideals of the 1940s, and disregards.
William somerset maugham was an english playwright, novelist and short story writer. Lots of maugham graphics, from early childhood to late adult. The razors edge 1944, over ascetisme en mysticisme in india. Almost from the very second the razors edge was made available to the reading public there has been a raging controversy as to if the storyline as presented by somerset maugham in what has turned out to be one of the bestselling novels of the 20th century was true or false, fact or fiction, real or not real. Paperback published in 2016, 951109761x paperback published in 1987, paperback published in 1983, hardcover pub. The most ambitious of maughams novels, this is also one in which maugham. My first introduction to somerset maugham was through the movie the razor s edge 1946 staring tyrone power as larry darrell. For those unfamiliar with the story, the razor s edge is about a flyer played by tyrone power in the film who returns from world war 1 full of survivors guilt and seeking answers to lifes most profound mysteries. Two additional, concise biographies, each from a different perspective. The razors edge by w somerset maugham essay example.
A group of students interpret their favorite scenes of the razors edge and add their own personal touch. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of the razors. 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. He was one of the most popular writers of the day, and the razors edge was an immediate success on both sides of the atlantic. It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in. Maugham was seventy years old when the book was published, and it was to be the last of his major novels. This was also the case in the novel the burden of the passions of man, and in the novel the moon and the pitt. Larry darrell is a young american in search of the absolute.
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For those unfamiliar with the story, the razors edge is about a flyer played by tyrone power in the film who returns from world war 1 full of survivors guilt and seeking answers to lifes most profound mysteries. William somerset maugham parijs, 25 januari 1874 saintjeancapferrat bij nice. October 11, 2016 january 2, 2019 books weve read admin leave a comment. Buy cheap the razors edge by w somerset maugham essay w. Somerset maugham is available at in several formats for your ereader. Growing up in india at a time when the british influence was still very strong, most of the books written in english were by british authors and they seemed. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the razors edge. Rejecting the comfortable material world of his fiancee, he travels around the world in search of truth and meaning to.
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It is well worth reading and i would suggest it to any serious razors edge buff or maugham fan. But, perhaps, it was in the novel the razors edge that maugham was the best able to reflect all the problems of spiritual growth of an individual in a society that requires a. Somerset maugham essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Then in 1984 we watched bill murray as larry darrell.
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