65 Short Stories by W. Somerset Maugham
A wide-ranging collection of short fiction that explores the complexities of human nature through crisp prose, irony, and keen psychological insight. Set from London drawing rooms to colonial outposts in the Far East, the stories probe love, ambition, betrayal, moral compromise, and the clash between personal desire and social expectation. Memorable characters—expatriates, adventurers, clerks, artists, and schemers—face turning points that expose their frailties and resilience, often culminating in wry or unexpected twists. Together, the pieces offer a panoramic, compassionate, and unsentimental portrait of life’s pleasures and costs.
- Published
- 1946
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 1000–1100 pages
- Original Language
- English
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(4.0)
- Alternate Titles
- - Sixty-Five Short Stories
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