The Moon And Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham Paperback Book 9780099284765

Charles Strickland a conventional stockbroker abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti to live his life as a painter Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius