Un classico della letteratura tedesca torna di nuovo tra noi. Uno dei racconti piugrave; belli del romanticismo tedesco; un testo che tutti; grandi e bambini dovrebbero leggere. Schlemihl egrave; la figura del candido; del maldestro; di chi non conosce il mondo e per questo finisce per esserne escluso. Cegrave; forse un modo piugrave; garbato e leggero per rappresentare una tale condizione che non sia quello della perdita dellombra? Perdere lombra faragrave; precipitare il nostro protagonista in una spirale negativa facendolo dubitare di tutto; perfino della sua identitagrave;. La "storia meravigliosa" precede il Faust; ne anticipa i temi che vengono trattati con un tono della scrittura che risulta affascinante; a volte persino divertente. Cosa ci puograve; essere di piugrave; buffo; e nello stesso tempo di altamente drammatico; che vendere la propria ombra in una giornata di sole a un misterioso uomo vestito di grigio? Un testo da leggere e rileggere.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. the greatest short-story writerBy Edward B. WilliamsMr. Maugham was; perhaps; the greatest short-story writer; ever. If not; he was surely one of them and near the top. The book was captivating and very readable. My one criticism is the omission of Paul Gauguins friendship with Vincent Van Gogh; a central issue in his life. However; who am I to criticize this fine writer.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well written and thought provokingBy CustomerThe Moon and Sixpence was written as a sort of biographical fiction on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Gauguin was called Strickland in the book; and was cast as a disillusioned former stockbroker and family man. The narrator becomes obsessed with following his life and movements; due to Stricklands extraordinarily misanthropic and apathetic view of western society. The narrator struggled to grasp Stricklands motivations. It seemed his best explanation was that Strickland was possessed by a drive to find a sort of terrible primeval beauty in man and the world around him. Yet Stricklands genus as a painter was eventually recognized; contrasting greatly with the man himself. The narrator used Strickland as a sort of muse; to reflect upon the human condition. This was a book that started slow; but was hard to put down. Definitely worth the read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Elana PetersLike it and made me get into life of W. Somerset Maugham...enjoyed the book immensely.
