num_pages: 124
description: Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, "The Moon and Sixpence" is the story of Charles Strickland, an English banker who walks away from a life of privilege to pursue his passion to become a painter. Strickland leaves London for Paris and ultimately Tahiti. "The Moon and Sixpence" is the story of the demands that can be placed on a tortured artistic soul and the lives that it touches.
language: English
title: The Moon And Sixpence
titlecomplete: The Moon And Sixpence
characters: Charles Strickland, Dirk Stroeve, Blanche Stroeve
genres: Fiction, France, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Art, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 23407
places: Tahiti, Paris, London, England
publisher: Digireads.Com