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W. Somerset Maugham was one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, and his travel writing has long been considered among his finest work. Now, acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer maps out a masterful tour of these vivid, evocative pieces that are collected here for the first time. Maugham worked as a secret agent in Russia, published novels in London, staged plays in New York, and traveled throughout Europe, Asia, India, and the United States, chronicling his travels, wherever he went, with exceptional insight. Beginning with “In the Land of the Blessed Virgin” and culminating in “A Partial View,” Iyer selects vignettes of Maugham’s razor-sharp prose that track his transformation from a boyish traveler in Spain to a worldly man of letters. This is Maugham at his most keenly observant, direct, and powerful.… (mehr)
Anonymer Nutzer: Forget Pico Iyer and Everyman Library! If you are interested in Maugham's travel writing, this is the right book to have. It contains three complete works together with a fascinating introduction by the author. The latter consists mostly of material written years ago for the so called Collected Edition (published by Heinemann), but it does contain some things, especially about Don Fernando, that are to be found nowhere else in Maugham's oeuvre. The book's hopelessly out-of-print and second-hand copies may not be cheap. Yet, provided you admire Maugham's writing, it is well worth your time and your money. The volume is handsomely bound and convenient for handling, though a trifle closely printed.… (mehr)
Reading Maugham's travel writings, well selected by Pico Iyer, over the course of a few weeks at odd moments, is nothing but delectable. One is of a mind to read them all, instead of just a selection--but reluctant to do so for fea that would tarnish the reading of this excellent selection. ( )
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W. Somerset Maugham was one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, and his travel writing has long been considered among his finest work. Now, acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer maps out a masterful tour of these vivid, evocative pieces that are collected here for the first time. Maugham worked as a secret agent in Russia, published novels in London, staged plays in New York, and traveled throughout Europe, Asia, India, and the United States, chronicling his travels, wherever he went, with exceptional insight. Beginning with “In the Land of the Blessed Virgin” and culminating in “A Partial View,” Iyer selects vignettes of Maugham’s razor-sharp prose that track his transformation from a boyish traveler in Spain to a worldly man of letters. This is Maugham at his most keenly observant, direct, and powerful.
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