Late in his life, the protagonist of this novel befriends a fat old woman named Tiare, who looked after his health and cleanliness.
Late in his life, the protagonist of this novel befriends a fat old woman named Tiare, who looked after his health and cleanliness. Earlier, while living in Paris, he was idolized by the buffoonish painter Dirk Stroeve, who gave up his wife and home to him because of his adoration of his work. This occurred after the protagonist, Charles Strickland, abruptly left his wife and family to become a painter, eventually dying as a leper in Tihiti. Based on the life of Gauguin, FTP, what is this novel by W. Somerset Maugham?
Late in his life, the protagonist of this novel befriends a fat old woman named Tiare, who looked after his health and cleanliness.
The Moon and Sixpence