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(Kbh.) Gyldendal 1965 189 s. Tranebog T151
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Classic Literature. Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: Literary fiction fans will delight in this exquisitely wrought collection of stories from W. Somerset Maugham, a writer many critics regard as one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. Most of these tales are set in the South Pacific, where Maugham traveled while gathering research for several of his later novels..
Media reviews
Finally, "Rain" is an excellent and fairly well-known story, in which Maugham takes us to Pago-pago where he ravishes the notion of the holy missionary (a figure prevalent in the history of South Pacific islands). The story (also entitled "Miss Thompson" or "Sadie Thompson") springs from actual
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events he witnessed, and has been made into no fewer than three movies. It is disturbing, and wonderfully evokes the wet sultry nights in the islands. Show Less
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LibraryThing member cbl_tn
This collection of short stories, mainly set in Samoa, was my introduction to the works of W. Somerset Maugham. If this is representative of the quality of his writing, I have much to look forward to. Although the stories are almost a century old, the issues and emotions they explore are timeless.
Self-sacrifice appealed so keenly to his imagination that the inability to exercise it gave him a sense of disillusion. He was like the philanthropist who with altruistic motives builds model dwellings for the poor and finds that he has made a lucrative investment. He cannot prevent the satisfaction he feels in the ten per cent which rewards the bread he had cast upon the waters, but he has an awkward feeling that it detracts somewhat from the savour of his virtue. (From “The Fall of Edward Barnard”)
The place seemed to belong not to the modern, bustling world that I had left in the bright street outside, but to one that was dying. It had the savour of the day before yesterday. Dingy and dimly lit, it had a vaguely mysterious air and you could imagine that it would be a fit scene for shady transactions. It suggested a more lurid time, when ruthless men carried their lives in their hands, and violent deeds diapered the monotony of life. (From “Honolulu”)
Highly recommended.
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They explore clashes of culture, social conventions, religion, and race. Maugham's descriptive prose is refreshingly original, as a couple of my favorite passages illustrate:Self-sacrifice appealed so keenly to his imagination that the inability to exercise it gave him a sense of disillusion. He was like the philanthropist who with altruistic motives builds model dwellings for the poor and finds that he has made a lucrative investment. He cannot prevent the satisfaction he feels in the ten per cent which rewards the bread he had cast upon the waters, but he has an awkward feeling that it detracts somewhat from the savour of his virtue. (From “The Fall of Edward Barnard”)
The place seemed to belong not to the modern, bustling world that I had left in the bright street outside, but to one that was dying. It had the savour of the day before yesterday. Dingy and dimly lit, it had a vaguely mysterious air and you could imagine that it would be a fit scene for shady transactions. It suggested a more lurid time, when ruthless men carried their lives in their hands, and violent deeds diapered the monotony of life. (From “Honolulu”)
Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member cdeuker
The first story, about an administrator who rules "his" island with an iron hand but who, nevertheless, "loves" his people, is by far the best. Rather than being a simple villain, as the story progresses he becomes increasingly complex. The other stories are not as interesting. Didactic and
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predictable, for the most part, but I finished them all--so that says something. Show Less
LibraryThing member judybarton
Wonderful stories written with W.S.M's wry humor and incredible sense of observation. It is kind of a "behind the scenes" on the life of white settlers in the South Pacific, with the good and the bad.
LibraryThing member leslie.98
Very good short stories, mostly set in Samoa. They vary in length from long (almost the length of a novella) to one less than a page.
LibraryThing member SigmundFraud
The Trembling of a Leaf by W. Somerset Maugham is a collection of stories set in the South Seas. The first and longest, The Trembling of a Leaf was too soapy for me. And I am a devotee of Maugham and this is his only work that I didn't like. Try Rain or Macintosh, both of which are fantastic
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stories. Maugham at his best. Show Less
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Original language
English
Original publication date
1921
1935, Heinemann, The Collected Edition, new Preface
Physical description
235 p.; 18.5 cm
Local notes
Omslag: Des Asmussen
Omslaget viser en kvinde og en mand, der ser ud til at skændes bravt
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gyldendals Tranebøger, bind 151
Oversat fra engelsk "The trembling of a leaf" af Volmer A. Dissing
Oversat fra engelsk "The Pacific", "Macintosh", "The fall of Edward Barnard", "Red", "The pool", "Honolulu", "Rain", "Envoi" af Volmer A. Dissing
Gutenberg, bind 26854
Omslaget viser en kvinde og en mand, der ser ud til at skændes bravt
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Gyldendals Tranebøger, bind 151
Oversat fra engelsk "The trembling of a leaf" af Volmer A. Dissing
Oversat fra engelsk "The Pacific", "Macintosh", "The fall of Edward Barnard", "Red", "The pool", "Honolulu", "Rain", "Envoi" af Volmer A. Dissing
Gutenberg, bind 26854
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Pages
235
DDC/MDS
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