Of Human Bondage
Douban
W. Somerset Maugham
overview
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there."
Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern man's yearning for freedom. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of Philip Carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an artist in Paris. When he returns to London to study medicine, he meets the androgynous but alluring Mildred and begins a doomed love affair that will change the course of his life. There is no more powerful story of sexual infatuation, of human longing for connection and freedom.
"Here is a novel of the utmost importance," wrote Theodore Dreiser on publication. "It is a beacon of light by which the wanderer may be guided. . . . One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors and tones." With an Introduction by Gore Vidal Commentary by Theodore Dreiser and Graham Greene
other editions
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人生的枷锁 2020 -
人性的枷锁 四川文艺出版社 2019 -
人性的枷锁 2019 -
人生的枷锁：全两册 湖南文艺出版社 2018 -
人性的枷锁 人民文学出版社 2018 -
人生的枷锁 中国友谊出版公司 2017 -
人性枷鎖 麥田 2017 -
人性的枷锁 2017 -
人生的枷锁 作家出版社 2016 -
人性的枷锁 江西人民出版社 2016 -
人性的枷锁 华东师范大学出版社 2016 -
人性的枷锁 黑龙江科学技术出版社 2016 -
人生的枷锁 中国友谊出版公司 2016 -
人性的枷锁 人民文学出版社 2016 -
人生的枷锁 中国友谊出版公司 2015 -
人生的枷锁（插图本·上下册） 上海译文出版社 2014 -
人生的枷锁 上海译文出版社 2011 -
Of human bondage Cornell University Library 2009 -
人生的枷锁 上海译文出版社 2007 -
Of Human Bondage Signet 2007 -
Of Human Bondage Vintage 2000 -
人生的枷锁（上下） 上海译文出版社 1997 -
人生的枷锁 1997 -
人性枷鎖 桂冠 1994 -
世网 海峡文艺出版社 1992 -
Of Human Bondage Bantam Classics 1991 -
人生的枷锁 江苏人民出版社 1983 -
人性的枷锁 湖南人民出版社 1983 -
人性的枷锁 江苏人民出版社 1983 -
Of Human Bondage Penguin Books 1915