The Razor's Edge
内容简介
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancée Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliott Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob.Maugham himself wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.
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作者简介
William Somerset Maugham, CH, better known as W. Somerset Maugham, was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.
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读书文摘
有人说，没有热情也可以有爱，我认为是胡说；他们说热情没有了，爱依旧可以存在，他们指的是另外一种东西，感情，好心，兴趣，和习惯。特别是习惯。两个人可以由于习惯继续发生性关系，就像到了吃饭的时候肚子觉得饿一样。当然，人可以有欲望而没有爱。欲望并不是热情。欲望是性的本能的天然结果，它比人这个动物的其他功能并不更重要些。
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