num_pages: 314
description: A British stockbroker abandons his wife and career to pursue a simple life as an artist in Tahiti
language: English
title: The Moon and Sixpence
titlecomplete: The Moon and Sixpence (W. Somerset Maugham Works)
characters: Charles Strickland, Dirk Stroeve, Blanche Stroeve
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, France, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Art, British Literature
ratings_count: 23412
places: London, England, Paris, Tahiti
publisher: Ayer Co Pub