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“[Maugham is] a great artist . . . a genius.” –Theodore Dreiser“[Maugham’s] excessively rare gift of story-telling . . . is almost the equal of imagination itself.” –The Sunday Times (London)“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.” –Gore Vidal“Maugham remains the consummate craftsman. . . . [His writing is] so compact, so economical, so closely motivated, so skillfully written, that it rivets attention from the first page to last.” –Saturday Review of Literature

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Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancée Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliott Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob.  Maugham himself wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.

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Product details

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Vintage (September 10, 2003)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1400034205

ISBN-13: 978-1400034208

Product Dimensions:

5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.4 out of 5 stars

456 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#17,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

This book is probably not for everyone, with a somewhat dated style, but I loved the story of Larry Darrell, a man relentlessly pursuing a meaningful life, despite pressure from all around him, even from the woman he loves.Darrell is sort of the original hippy, searching for spiritual fulfillment everywhere from a catholic monastery to a Indian ashram, while those around him destroy themselves chasing after material wealth, prestige, power, and all the other ‘worldly’ things which to Larry hold no value.I especially like the way he steadfastly refuses to bow to societal pressure. We’re bombarded on TV with images of people who are supposed to be ‘rebels’ because they use a certain kind of deodorant (which, of course, everybody else also uses), or drive a particular car. Darrell truly is a rebel, going his own way, living life the way HE wants, refusing to be distracted by society’s rules. He doesn’t argue, he doesn’t try to convince others to join him. He just ‘does his own thing’.All in all, I found it an inspiring, life-affirming story.

I decided to read this 1944 book by W. Somerset Maugham after channel surfing and finding that the 1946 movie by the same name with Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Cliffton Webb and Anne Baxter was already at the 10 minute point when I started watching it. I wanted to see the film because of the famous cast (all ‘Stars’, with Baxter having won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), the interesting topic, and I wanted to read this book for 2 reasons: 1. to find out what had happened at the beginning of the film because I missed the first 10 minutes of it and 2. to read the classic W. Somerset Maugham book, with ALL of the details of the book that might pertain to the film – and read about other, interesting details not shown in the film.After watching the film, I had to digest it and decompress. (Please see my review of this 1946 film here because it was the main reason that I wanted to read the book: https://www.amazon.com/Razors-Edge-Tyrone-Power/dp/B0007PALVQ/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 .) The Razor's EdgeWhen I had started to read the book, I realized that the main narrator was the author himself, Maugham. Throughout the book, he gave a general running narration and often a dialog mainly with Larry Darrell (Tyrone Power), the main character. Isabel Bradley (Gene Tierney), Cliffton Webb (‘Uncle’ Elliott Templeton), and Anne Baxter (Sophie MacDonald) were secondary characters and also interacted with Maugham. In fact, all 5 of these people including ‘Uncle’ Elliot who asked Maugham to join him, were invited to a party, starting in chapters 5 and 6. This scene set the platform for the rest of the story. Note that the times were prosperous, some of these people came from old money, many were well-travelled internationally and knew and mixed with royalty. ‘It was the best of times’! And then came the Depression.The time jumps back and forth throughout the book but still follows a main chronological forward time momentum, especially in dealings with Maugham and Larry throughout the book. Maugham takes a very cordial, non-judgmental approach in dealing with Larry and what he says, but Maugham does ask Larry questions and carries on interesting conversations with him throughout the entire book.There is also much movement from countries to continents and then back to some places many times because these places lend importance to what happens throughout the book. These places also lend themselves to being areas in which very important ‘lessons in life’ are learned, involving some of the people, what they do, and what their main moral (or immoral) compasses pull them to do.Larry spent 5 years in India with yogis; a lot of time in France, especially the countryside with holy men; 1 year in Germany; some time in Spain and Italy; and more time in Burma, China, and Tibet. He lived on his inheritance to be able to do this. He took odd jobs along the way and learned lessons about life by working and interfacing with people in their own native languages.In all, Larry spent 50 years on 3 continents trying to understand why, during WWI, as a pilot, he survived, while his friend died.What ‘he learned was that the path to enlightenment is as sharp as the razor’s edge. (Please see my review of the 1984 Bill Murray film of this book: https://www.amazon.com/Razors-Edge-Catherine-Hicks/dp/B000069HYF/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 .) The Razor's EdgeThis book is a classic and should be on the bookshelf of every thinking person who questions: what is important in life, how should people treat others, what is the importance of money and inheritance in life, what constitutes a good life, how can one become illuminated, etc. It also deals with having to change and let go of people, relationships, things, and places, so that one can best unselfishly help others while still learning to be the best person that he can be.This is a book that you will enjoy reading multiple times.

I had read this book long back, I was probably much less than twenty. I remember being intrigued by this book because this was not the Maugham that I had earlier experience. The nag remained with me for quite long.So, twenty years down the line, I decided to revisit this book to clear my nag. And am so glad that I did it. This is not a story book, it is deeply philosophical book, some thing like Jidu’s works. But leave to a master with Maugham to make it so much more readable. Every character in this book holds a mirror to us, whether it be Isabel, Elliot or Gray. I am sure many a times in life, I may have been one of those characters.While Maugham, in all his modesty, tells the readers that one can skip the chapter 6 (i did that probalbly and that is why had to come back), but that chapter contains a big key to understanding many questions of life – why do some people pursue perfection , are they pursuing glory in the process; what is a sin and if there are sinner, where is God; can one really understand God; what is Reality and Absolute. These are many questions for which Maugham has tried to find answers in Hinduism. But what makes it interesting is the lucidness with which Maugham handles these questions. Being a Hindu, I can say this is one of the shortest work on Hinduism and because it is short, makes it so much more relevant.Thank you, Maugham. You are and will remain the best for me.

A classic story by a master, The Razor's Edge is so well-written that the reader glides through the story easily. There are none of the jarring grammar or punctuation gaffes included in most of today's self-published books, although some of the English usage is archaic and obviously British. It's a perfect teaching tool for aspiring writers in search of a this-is-how-it's-done manual. The story is about a self-discovery journey taken in an era long before it was common to do so. It describes one man's strength of will to keep searching for meaning at the cost of his place in society, a trait found only in the rare few who feel a profound dissatisfaction with the mundane world. The character descriptions are vivid and detailed; it's a mark of genius when readers understand the characters even if there is nothing in common with them. Highly recommend.

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