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He did not answer for a minute. His gaze rested on the passing throng, but I do not think he saw it. His answer was no answer.

"I've got to paint."



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This 'recounting' of the story of painter Charles Strickland (essentially Paul Gauguin re-imagined as an Englishman) from Maugham's viewpoint keeps...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 10:09:33 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:48:48 -0700 2009
I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul’s good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man, and it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Feb 17 05:54:02 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 10:17:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 11:50:12 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 08:12:54 -0800 2009
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The narrator reacts to a stuffy comment made by the elder son of the deceased main character:

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The theme is simple and extremely compelling - what "deep-rooted instinct of creation" drives the artist to do what he does? (And, secondarily, how does this i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 23 15:47:57 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 27 10:39:36 -0800 2008 The narrator who tells the story is piecing together the life of Charles Strickland, a painter, through his interactions with him, and through talking to others who knew him...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44796