Somerset Maugham Biography

Somerset Maugham biography

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NAME: William Somerset Maugham
OCCUPATION: Author, Playwright
BIRTH DATE: January 25, 1874
DEATH DATE: December 16, 1965
EDUCATION: King's School, Canterbury, St. Thomas' medical school, London

PLACE OF BIRTH: UK Embassy, Paris, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Nice, France

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English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer Somerset Maugham is best known for the works Of Human Bondage, The Letter, Rain and The Razor's Edge.

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Profile

English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer Somerset Maugham's fame as a writer rests primarily on four books: Of Human Bondage (1915), a semi-autobiographical account his time in medical school; The Moon and Sixpence (1919), a tale suggested by the life of Paul Gauguin; Cakes and Ale (1930); and The Razor's Edge (1944), the story a returning veteran's quest for the good life.