W. Somerset Maugham
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William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories.
1934 portrait
Maugham's birthplace: the British Embassy in Paris
Maugham in the early 20th century
Lady Frederick, 1907
The Razor's Edge
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The Razor's Edge is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcende
W. Somerset Maugham
…Maugham's novels after Liza of Lambeth include Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), The Painted Veil (1925), Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor's Edge (1944). His short stories were published in collections such as The Casuarina Tree (1926) and The Mixture as Before (1940); many of them have been…
First edition
1946 hardcover edition promoting the first film adaptation