Somerset Maugham is the acknowledged master of the short story,and his full range is represented in this collection. In acclaimed stories such as'Rain','The Letter','The Vessel of Wrath'and'The Alien Corn',Maugham illustrates his wry perception of human weakness and his genius for evoking compelling drama and an acute sense of time and place.
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Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780749397579Number of pages: 624Weight: 450 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 31 mm
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His plots are cool and deadly,and his timing is absolutely flawlessThe short story was Maugham's true metier,and the stories he wrote are among the best in the languageOne of our great story-tellersAt his best he can tell a story as well as any man alive or dead
W. Somerset Maugham
British playwright,novelist and short story writer,who was reputedly the best paid English writer of the 1930s...
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