The Moon and Sixpence（月亮和六便士）

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.

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《月亮和六便士》是威廉·萨默赛特·毛姆的三大长篇力作之一，完成于1919年。他的这部小说问世后，以情节入胜、文字深刻在文坛轰动一时，人们争相传看。在这部小说里，毛姆用第一人称的叙述手法，借“我”之口，叙述了整个故事，有人认为这篇小说的原型是法国印象派画家高更，这更增加了它的传奇色彩，受到了全世界读者的关注。

威廉·萨默赛特·毛姆(William Somerset Maugham，1874-1965)，英国著名小说家和戏剧家。他是一个说故事的大师，叙述故事引人人胜。他写了不少貌似离奇的故事。代表作：《月亮与六便士》、《人性的枷锁》、《寻欢作乐》、《刀锋》等。