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The moon and sixpence

by William Somerset Maugham · 1919

Historical Fiction · ranked #49 in category

The Moon and Sixpence is a fictional novel heavily influenced by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. The novel is told first-person, dipping episodically into the mind of the artist. Charles Stri

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1919 · 1910s
Author
William Somerset Maugham
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