{"product_id":"a-writers-notebook-isbn-9780307473196","title":"A Writer's Notebook","description":"Filled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, \u003ci\u003eA Writer's Notebook \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work. From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we see the budding of his incomparable vision and his remarkable career as a writer. Covering the years from his time as a youthful medical student in London to a seasoned world traveler around the world, it is playful, sharp witted, and always revealing. Undoubtedly one of his most significant works, \u003ci\u003eA Writer's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for Maugham fans and anyone interested in the creative process.\"Maugham is a great artist.... A genius.\" —\u003cb\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c\/b\u003e \"An expert craftsman . . . His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"[Maugham] has given infinite pleasure and left us a splendor of writing which will remain for as long as the written English word is permitted to exist.\" —\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \"The modern writer who has influenced me most is Somerset Maugham\"--\u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e\"Maugham remains the consummate craftsman . . . [Hid prose is] so compact, so economical, so closely motivated, so skillfully written that it rivets from first to last.\" —\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e   \"It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. . . . He was always so entirely there.\" —\u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003eW. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists, as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Razor's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristmas Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon and Sixpence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheatre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUp at the Villa\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303387713765,"sku":"NP9780307473196","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307473196.jpg?v=1767720939","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-writers-notebook-isbn-9780307473196","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}