Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 2001 |
Seiten | 240 |
Format | 13,1 x 19,9 x 1,5 cm |
B-Format | |
Gewicht | 170 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Vintage Classics |
ISBN-10 | 0099286874 |
EAN | 9780099286875 |
Bestell-Nr | 09928687EA |
Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century master
Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...
First published to a storm of protest, The Painted Veil is a classic story of a woman's spiritual awakening.
Rezension:
Reveals many of Maugham's strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion' Daily Mail