From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949 when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without a doubt one of his most important works. Part autobiographical, part confessional, packed with observations, confidences, experiments and jottings it is a rich and exhilarating admission into this great writer’s workshop.
William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25, 1874 Paris, France – December 16, 1965 Nice, France) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer, one of the most widely-known western authors of the 1930s and reportedly the highest paid.
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毛姆写到一个段子:一位贵夫人也想让自己儿子成为作家,因此询问毛姆的意见。他回答说:“每年给他一百五十镑,给五年,叫他见鬼去吧。”这样的回答原本就戏谑的成分大一些,当不得真。但是过了不久,毛姆回过味儿来愈发觉得这个答案之妙,有了这笔钱,年轻人不至于挨饿,但也...
评分这本书是毛姆的微博。原本以为没有故事性会读起来乏味,然而完全不是,反而因为没有故事性,读起来更加轻松、趣味盎然,常常让我会心一笑。 原来笔记/日记应该这样写。随时记录你的所感所想,见到的人,简单描述一下ta和ta的故事,看到的风景,读的书听到的音乐的所感所想......
评分 评分 评分笔记本原是积累写作素材的,也有点像毛姆的速写片段集/人生哲理语录,且毫无枯燥生硬的说教,零金碎玉俯拾即是,让人佩服他的深邃洞察力与简练文笔,Preface对比了英法两国不同的文坛风气和作家的不同性格习惯,很有趣味。
评分看毛姆如何从不naive的smart*s进化为智慧的犀利毒舌bitch… 总体来说还是很三观一致的 sigh
评分笔记本原是积累写作素材的,也有点像毛姆的速写片段集/人生哲理语录,且毫无枯燥生硬的说教,零金碎玉俯拾即是,让人佩服他的深邃洞察力与简练文笔,Preface对比了英法两国不同的文坛风气和作家的不同性格习惯,很有趣味。
评分Maugham is a cynic. But he is a brilliant cynic.
评分看毛姆如何从不naive的smart*s进化为智慧的犀利毒舌bitch… 总体来说还是很三观一致的 sigh