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W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, where his father worked, Maugham was an orphan by the age of ten. [1]
Contents. W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham[ n 2 ] CH (/ mɔːm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [ n 1 ] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.
His best-known works are Of Human Bondage (1915) and The Moon and Sixpence (1919). During World War I, Maugham assisted in the ambulance corps and in intelligence work.
Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it.
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Sep 4, 2024 · W. Somerset Maugham was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. Maugham was orphaned at the age of 10; he was brought up by an uncle and educated at King’s.
Fiction, Short Stories. Influences. Guy de Maupassant, Honoré de Balzac, Anton Chekhov, Ramana Maharshi ...more. edit data. William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style.
