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Cakes and Ale roused a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1930. It is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skillfully crafted study of freedom. It is also the book for which Maugham wanted most to be remembered. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The modern writer who has influenced me the most." - George Orwell

"One of my favourite writers." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"A writer of great dedication." - Graham Greene

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A wonderful portrait with insight into the human condition.., Ao� 29 2000

Par	J. Michael Showalter (Nashville, TN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

First, this should not be the first book by Somerset Maugham that a person should read. Certainly, every character in it is well drawn and there is a wonderful storyline BUT it lacks some of the majesty and grand sweep that make 'The Razor's Edge' and 'Of Human Bondage' so powerful, so grand, and able to stand among the best English language works written this century (although neither of these is typically regarded with Faulkner or Joyce because they are not stylistically avant-guarde in any way). If you haven't read both of these books, read them first.

On the other hand, this is another great book by this author: and like every other one of his that I have read (atleast five more) a worthwhile read. It may be more lacking in pathos than the two mentioned above: while it is second to them in this area, for how much the characters are touching, and heartfelt, it is eons ahead. Rosie, the main characters love interest, is beautifully written as is the other main character.... it's definately a good and worthwhile read.....

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4.0�toiles sur 5 A pleasure to read, Ao� 4 2000

Par	Matthew Hallock (Bridgeport, CT USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

Maugham once said of himself that he was in "the first row of second tier" of writers ... but this book leaves novels by "first tier" writers in the dust. Wonderfully written, great paragraphs, insights into the human condition, and a story line and builds and builds. You really identify with the characters by the end and feel their emotions as they feel them. I loved it. Maugham did, too -�he said it in the intro to my edition that it was his favorite novel.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 short and sweet, Juil 29 2000

Par	Dominic Buschi (Melbourne, Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires

I have never been disappointed by Maugham Somerset: Cakes and Ale is a light, beautifully written, partially autobiographical story about a barmaid with a big heart, British class-conciousness and snobbery and the literary scene in the first half of the twentieth century.

The narrator (Willie Ashenden, modelled after the author, a medical student turning into a writer) is mainly observant and doesn't influence the events taking place: The origins and later success of the great writer Edward Driffield and the touching portrait of his first wife, Rosie.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 An Author's Tale
"I have noticed that when I am most serious people are apt to laugh at me, and indeed when after a lapse of time I have read passages that I wrote from the fullness of my... Lisez davantage

Publi� le Mai 15 2000 par TC

3.0�toiles sur 5 Slightly Stale Cake and Bitter Ale
This is most certainly not Maugham's best work. Still, Maugham's ability to deal with difficult themes in detached, elegant prose shines throughout the work. Lisez davantage

Publi� le F�v 2 2000 par Ashok Karra

4.0�toiles sur 5 Good but not Maugham's best
This book is really an extract from 'Of Human Bondage' (his best book I've read so far). It's very good but the tale has been told already. Lisez davantage

Publi� le D�c 19 1999 par treleani@yahoo.com