内容简介
LarryDarrellisayoungAmericaninsearchoftheabsolute.TheprogressofhisspiritualodysseyinvolveshimwithsomeofMaugham'smostbrilliantcharacters-hisfiancéeIsabelwhosechoicebetweenloveandwealthhavelifelongrepercussions,andElliottTempleton,heruncle,aclassicexpatriateAmericansnob.Maughamhimselfwandersinandoutofthestory,toobservehischaractersstrugglingwiththeirfates.
作者简介
W.SomersetMaughamwasonethetwentiethcentury’smostpopularnovelistsaswellasacelebratedplaywright,critic,andshortstorywriter.HewasborninParisbutgrewupinEnglandandservedasasecretagentfortheBritishduringWorldWarI.Hewrotemanynovels,includingtheclassicsOfHumanBondage,CakesandAle,ChristmasHoliday,TheMoonandSixpence,Theatre,andUpattheVilla.