内容简介
CakesandAlerousedastormofcontroversywhenitwasfirstpublishedin1930.Itisbothawickedlysatiricalnovelaboutcontemporaryliteraryposeursandaskillfullycraftedstudyoffreedom.ItisalsothebookforwhichMaughamwantedmosttobe
作者简介
WilliamSomersetMaughamwasborninParisin1874.HespokeFrenchevenbeforehespokeawordofEnglish,afacttowhichsomecriticsattributethepurityofhisstyle.Hisparentsdiedearlyand,afteranunhappyboyhood,whichherecordedpoignantlyin'OfHumanBondage',Maughambecameaqualifiedphysician.Butwritingwashistruevocation.Fortenyearsbeforehisfirstsuccess,healmostliterallystarvedwhilepouringoutnovelsandplays.DuringWorldWarI,MaughamworkedfortheBritishSecretService.Hetravelledallovertheworld,andmademanyvisitstoAmerica.AfterWorldWarII,MaughammadehishomeinsouthofFranceandcontinuedtomovebetweenEnglandandNicetillhisdeathin1965.
