The Razor's Edge
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320 pages
This novel, supposedly based on the life of an acquaintance of Maugham, follows the fortunes of an American pilot who, traumatized by war, rejects his former conventional life to search for a more meaningful existence. After studying in Paris for two years he decides to travel, taking various menial jobs. Although being influenced by some of the people he meets it is not until he reaches India that he begins to find peace.
ISBN: 9781407016542
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Cal Fussman
Media & Journalism"Great book!"
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Dan Carlin
Media & Journalism"War transformed those idyllic pre-1914 ideas into reality, that war wasn't heroic. [This book] is one example. "
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Finance & Investing"I’ve never before so identified with a main character (Larry)."
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