Talk:The Razor's Edge

message: I understand that Larry is based on Michael Patrick Leahy who was Somerset Maugham's friend and psychiatrist in Mayfair and then Harley Street. Leahy treated his patients by suggestion.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.198.178.113 (talk) 09:36, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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message: the plot summary is rather interesting, as I'd have given more thought to the adventures of larry, including Kosti and Suzanne. The only time the novel hints at the narrator being Mr Maugham is when he is referred to as "Mr. M," right? Anooneemiss 08:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the plot section is puzzling in its selection, especially the undue weight placed on Sophie's role in the story. Also, Maugham starts the book off in the first person speaking as the author, so it is assumed throughout that the narrator is Maugham himself. But yes, he is first mentioned as Mr M, though later in the book he is called by his full last name. Anyway, the plot section would need some serious work to extract all the Sophie references and still flow well, but if anyone's up to it, the article would be better for it. — Bility (talk) 22:35, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot

message: My understanding is the general rule of thumb is to use as early a book cover as possible (preferably a 1st edition). I don't have a 1st edition, but I do have a rare 1946 edition with a cover tying in with the first film. The image currently in use is a more recent reprint (which appears to lack fair use licensing information). If no one has any objections I'm willing to replace the current image with one of the older hardcover. Thoughts? 23skidoo 07:23, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good. Go for it. The bellman 01:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Book cover image

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message: * http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087980/locations IMDb
* http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ramanasramam.html 
* http://the-wanderling.com/hague.html
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99.190.80.182 (talk) 08:42, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's explained in the edit summaries. One is not a credible source for anything. One was being used to source a claim that it does not actually source. And one was just an external link connected to an OR claim, and not being used as a source at all. Read the edit summaries and they do explain all this. 99.192.68.204 (talk) 18:43, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why were these references removed? 

message: The mention of the 1950s Beats is naïve. Schopenhauer, in 1819, explained the essence of Hinduism and Buddhism for the benefit of Western readers. Maugham knew Schopenhauer's philosophy and, as a result, was impressed by Hinduism and Buddhism. The Beats tried to act in accordance with Zen Buddhism but, instead, degenerated into dependence on drugs and alcohol.Lestrade (talk) 00:30, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: and jazz. 76.218.248.127 (talk) 17:15, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: and least we forget, during the time this book/movie takes place, there was a entire movement in the West re: strong interest in Eastern philosophy; e.g. Ouspensky, Rudhyar, Gurdjieff, Huxley, Bailey, Marc E. Jones, Jung, etc. 76.218.248.127 (talk) 17:15, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Influences

message: Substituted at 08:21, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Who is "he"- Maugham or  Maharshi  ?
"Maugham himself visited Sri Ramana Ashram, where he had a direct interaction with Ramana Maharshi in Tamil Nadu, India in 1938.[3][4] Maugham's suggestion that he "invented nothing" was a source of annoyance for Christopher Isherwood, "  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.191.77 (talk) 06:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous 

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