《月亮和六便士》是毛姆的三大长篇力作之一,完成于1919年。毛姆,一个出生于法国的英国人,以戏剧成名的小说家。在20世纪初毛姆风靡了整个世界。他的这部小说问世后,以情节入胜、文字深刻在文坛轰动一时,人们争相传看。在这部小说里,毛姆用第一人称的叙述手法,借“我”之口,叙述了整个主人公“思特里克兰德”抛家弃子去追寻自己理想的故事,这篇小说的原型是法国印象派画家高更,这更增加了它的传奇色彩,受到了全世界读者的关注。小说里提到的地点——塔希提岛——高更隐居的小岛也因此名扬于世,成了旅 “Moon and Sixpence” is one of Maugham’s three long masterpieces, completed in 1919. Maugham, a British born in France, is a famous novelist. In the early 20th century, Maugham swept the entire world. After his novel came out, he entered the slogan with plots and texts. The people rushed to see the story. In this novel, Maugham uses the first-person narrative technique to borrow the mouth of “I” to describe the story of the hero’s “Strickland” throwing himself at home to pursue his ideals. It is a French impressionist painter, Gauguin, which has increased its legendary color and attracted the attention of readers all over the world. The location mentioned in the novel—Tahiti—the island that Gauguin had been hiding from, became famous and became a brigade.