Theatre

by MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET

• ISBN13: 9780375724633
• ISBN10: 037572463X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780307787125
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-13
• Publisher: Vintage
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Summary

InTheatre, W. Somerset Maughamthe author of the classic novelsOf Human BondageandUp at the Villaintroduces 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 Englandso 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. InTheatre, Maugham subtly exposes the tensions and triumphs that occur when acting and reality blend together, andfor Juliaultimately reverse.

Author Biography

William Somerset Maugham, famous as novelist, playwright and short story writer, was born in 1874, and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King’s School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St. Thomas’ Hospital with a view to practising medicine, but left to focus exclusively on writing. In 1927, he settled in the south of France, and lived there until his death in 1965.