The Moo and Sixpence月亮和六便士.pptVIP

The Moon and Sixpence《月亮和六便士》 William Somerset Maugham (1874-19650) William Somerset Maugham English novelist, playwright,and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned(朴实的)style,cosmopolitan(世界性的)settings and a shrewd understanding of human nature. The novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. It is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character. Plots: a well-off, middle-class stockbroker in London Wife and two children Charles Strickland Dirk Stroeve