Cakes And Ale

by W Somerset Maugham
0 stars 0 comments

Stunningly rejacked as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century master

Available Formats

  • Cakes And Ale Paperback ISBN: 9780099282778 Published: 07/04/2000 Imprint: Vintage Classics Extent: 224 pages Subject: Classics $12.95 RRP
  • Cakes And Ale EBook ISBN: 9781409077862 Published: 01/07/2010 Imprint: Vintage Digital Extent: 224 pages Subject: Classics $19.95 RRP Buy Now

Synopsis

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE

Cakes And Ale is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skilfully crafted study of freedom. As he traces the fortunes of Edward Driffield and his extraordinary wife Rosie, one of the most delightful heroines of twentieth-century literature, Maugham's sardonic wit and lyrical warmth expertly combine in this accomplished and unforgettable novel.

Editorial Reviews

"One of my favourite writers" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"Cakes and Ale is a delightfully tart, meandering meditation on what it means to be an author, and its comments on the fickleness of literary celebrity are prescient and amusing. Maugham sees clearly that books are famous because of who tells you to like them, and that authors are 'good' because they are said to be." - Time Out

"A formidable talent, a formidable sum of talents...precision, tact, irony and total absence of pomposity" - Spectator

Click to rate 0 stars

Your Reviews

Comment

Comments as a guest, or become a member - Log in or Register

W Somerset Maugham Books

More

Others Also Viewed