Theatre: A Novel (Vintage International) - Softcover

Maugham, W Somerset

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037572463X ISBN 13: 9780375724633

Publisher: Vintage, 2001

Synopsis

In Theatre, W. Somerset Maugham-the author of the classic novels Of Human Bondage and Up at the Villa-introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England-so good, in fact, that perhaps she never stops acting.

It seems that noting can ruffle her satin feathers, until a quiet stranger who challenges Julia's very sense of self. As a result, she will endure rejection for the first time, her capacity as a mother will be affronted, and her ability to put on whatever face she desired for her public will prove limited. In Theatre, Maugham subtly exposes the tensions and triumphs that occur when acting and reality blend together, and-for Julia-ultimately reverse.

About this title

Product Description:

Title: Theatre <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: W Somerset Maugham <>Publisher: VINTAGE

Review:

"Brilliant. The sheer, unmatched skill with which Mr. Maugham has told his tale would fill any novelist with envy."-Chicago Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 037572463X
• ISBN 13: 9780375724633
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304