Thursday, July 19, 2007

August Book: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

Meeting Date: August 14, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Movie Night at Kate's
Leader: TBD

Our book selection for August is The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. Originally published in 1925, The Painted Veil is not seen as one of the author's major works, which instead include Of Human Bondage (autobiographical, 1915), The Moon and Sixpence (historical fiction about artist Paul Gaugin, 1919) and Cakes and Ale (1930). He also wrote The Razor's Edge (an account of a soldier after WW I, 1944), as well as a number of other novels, plays and short stories.

Many of Maugham's works have been turned into movies. The third screen version of The Painted Veil movie came out last winter -- starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton.



* Blog Critics Magazine
* Internet Movie Database info about the current movie
* Amazon.com link to the paperback and reviews
* Wikipedia link to a Maugham biography
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