1TheMoonandSixpence月亮和六便士月亮和六便士WilliamSomersetMaugham(1874-19650)WilliamSomersetMaughamEnglishnovelist,playwright,andshort-storywriterwhoseworkischaracterizedbyaclearunadorned(朴实的朴实的)style,cosmopolitan(世界性的世界性的)settingsandashrewdunderstandingofhumannature.uThenovelisbasedonthelifeofthepainterPaulGauguin.uItistoldinepisodicformbythefirst-personnarratorasaseriesofglimpsesintothemindandsoulofthecentralcharacter.Plots:awell-off,middle-classstockbrokerinLondonWifeandtwochildrenPeacefulLifeCharlesStri
