The Painted Veil by
W. Somerset Maugham (1925)
The Painted Veil, published in 1925, has well-developed characters not captured in the
2006 movie. This is a great short book that uses the English language concisely and descriptively. The setting is early 1920s Hong Kong, yet the story concentrates on the personalities of the characters rather than on the story's geographical settings. It’s an interesting read about humanity. This novel has as much to say as books which are much longer. It's surprising how short the time period is in which this story takes place. Before Maugham wrote
The Painted Veil, he published
Of Human Bondage, which is a classic book and movie.
Watch the
trailer for the movie, learn more about
Somerset Maugham and visit
Google Books to preview his works.
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