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May 3, 2017 · From this trip, Maugham produced 3 works: a play (East of Suez), a novel (The Painted Veil), and lastly, a travel book (On a Chinese Screen). This book plays an important role in Maugham's development as a professional writer, although it may not seem so at first sight.
Dec 31, 2010 · China bored them all, they did not want to speak of that; they only knew just so much about it as was necessary to their business, and they looked with distrust upon any man who studied the Chinese language. Why should he unless he were a missionary or a Chinese Secretary at the Legation?
ON A CHINESE SCREEN is a series of short vignettes based on his observations from a lengthy sojourn in China around 1919. Portraits of Chinese and Westerners of all varieties, and as always acutely observed and possibly slightly embellished.
On a Chinese Screen, also known as On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China, is a travel book by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922.
But it is different in On a Chinese Screen. Here, the settings are active, seemingly with a life their own. The backdrop whips the subjects of Maugham's tales into actions that illustrate their misplaced lives and values in a vast Chinese landscape that swallows them whole.
Apr 25, 2015 · Summary. "On a Chinese Screen" by W. Somerset Maugham is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. The work mixes vivid descriptions and observations as the author reflects on his experiences in China, capturing the essence of its landscapes, people, and culture.
May 23, 2014 · ‘On a Chinese Screen,’ Maugham’s account of an adventure in China in 1919, runs very much along similar lines. In places it is fascinating, in others verbose, and in one choice passage it is...
