Description
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780099284765
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2000
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Description:
Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvigoration of this neglected 20th century master
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.
ISBN: 9780099284765
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2000
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Description:
Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvigoration of this neglected 20th century master
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.