From the author of the very successful novel, "Of Human Bondage. The story tells of the metamorphosis of a respectable stockbroker into a post-impressionist artist. The life of the artist in Paris, and eventually in the Pacific Island, his brutal fight for existence, his relations with women and men, his complete egoism, are fearlessly and vividly described. Mr. Somerset Maugham's wit and wisdom have never been shown to better advantage than in this unusual and fascinating book.