The largely autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage" (1915) was included in the list of the 100 best English-language works of the 20th century, has been translated into almost every language in the world, and has been adapted for the screen three times. After reading it, Theodore Dreiser called Maugham a "great artist" and the book itself a "work of genius."
"Of Human Bondage" can be called a "coming-of-age novel" in which the author traces the life of the protagonist, Philip Carey, from childhood to adolescence, from youth to maturity. He faces many trials: the early death of his parents, a desperate search for his calling, and a doomed relationship with a frivolous woman. Having endured many disappointments and changing his views from submitting to his own passions to self-denial, Philip tries to weave the pattern of his own life, thread by thread...
Author: Somerset Maugham
Translation: Elena Golysheva, Boris Izakov
Pages: 704 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 14x21 cm
Series: Library of Classics
