Biography of W. Somerset Maugham
British writer born in Paris, left medicine after the success of his first novel. Considered one of the most read narrators of the 20th century, he reached the top with Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), and The Razor's Edge (1944). He was also a successful playwright and master of the story, with espionage stories based on his own experience as an agent of MI6.
