The Moon and Sixpence
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The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 novel by W. Somerset Maugham loosely inspired by the life of painter Paul Gauguin, exploring themes of artistic obsession, unconventional living, and the costs of pursuing creative freedom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| author | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn | Charles Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInCareerOf | Of Human Bondage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
psychological
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realist ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bohemian lifestyle
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colonialism ⓘ marriage breakdown ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Paul Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charles Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loose fictionalization of Paul Gauguin’s life
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portrayal of an obsessive artist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting |
London
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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artistic obsession ⓘ creative freedom ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ the cost of genius ⓘ unconventional living ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | contrast between idealism and materialism ⓘ |
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