A Writer's Notebook

By W. Somerset Maugham

Book Overview

Filled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, A Writer's Notebook is a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work.?From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we see the budding of his incomparable vision and his remarkable career as a writer. Covering the years from his time as a youthful medical student in London to a seasoned world traveler around the world, it is playful, sharp witted, and always revealing. Undoubtedly one of his most significant works, A Writer's Notebook is a must for Maugham fans and anyone interested in the creative process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140026444
• ISBN13: 9780140026443
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Gems from a Master

This quasi-journal of Maugham's thoughts, travels, philosophies and bits of literature is facinating on several levels. For an avid Maugham fan, you can see the germination of the ideas and the travels that became his novels. The charming, brilliant and matter-of-fact way in which Maugham says startling things about life will have you underlining passages throughout the work.