The Razor's Edge

By W Somerset Maugham

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003BWJI2K
• ISBN13: 9780330244619
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Pan Books Limited
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A look into another world in another time.

Yet the writing is so full that we can feel part of this other world. I came to this story by the back door. My first introduction to Somerset Maugham was through the movie “The Razor's Edge” (1946) starring Tyrone Power as Larry Darrell. I had no idea as to how much it was adapted from the book. Then in 1984, I watched Bill Murray as Larry Darrell. This film lost what magic the 1946 film had. So, it was time to read the book. Yes, I know very few films can do more than present the essence of a book. Turns out that even the older film wrote Summerset out of some of the scenes. Larry is back from the war (WWI). As with many of us, he is left with nagging questions about why one person lives, and another must die. That same question came across my mind. This problem leads Larry to search for the answers. He turns down opportunities and takes up a lifestyle to help him find answers. This story is told or narrated by Somerset Maugham himself. In the book, Somerset takes more of an active part in the story. Larry came as close as any of us to the answer he seeks, and we leave him much the same way one enters and leaves your life.