Theatre [Import] [Paperback]

W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: PAN BOOKS; New Ed edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330255371
• ISBN-13: 978-0330255370
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,066,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Revenge of the Artist:, October 23, 2006

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Galina (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theatre (Paperback)

"Theater" is my favorite W. Somerset Maugham's book. I have read it many times and remember it very vividly.

"Theater" is the story of Julia Lambert, the best and deservingly famous stage actress in England. On stage she is a true master of her craft, she is great in playing every possible human feeling and emotion. Off stage, however, she is not very happy with her handsome but not too bright husband; she does not have close relationship with her teenager son. At first, amused and touched by the adoration of a young fan, she eventually falls madly in love and lives through the real feelings and emotions that she was so great in playing on stage. How she deals with love, jealousy, anger, loneliness, aging - that's what "Theater" is about. She was able to take her revenge and punish her unfaithful lover, not only as a woman but what is more important, as an artist, and that was absolutely brilliant. Masterfully told story with delightful main character - talented, witty, charming, and very clever, "Theater" is an enjoyable, insightful, and honest portrait of a woman and an artist.

4.5/5

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars don't miss this one!, February 26, 2005

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Alena "alena_s" (WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theatre (Paperback)

Middle-aged woman, a star of the London theatre, beautiful, fulfilled. But she thinks that something is missing in her life and falls in love with a very young guy, who is mesmerized by her fame. Later the young lover meets a girl of his age and falls in love with her, leaving behind his older lover. The story is as old as this world. What makes it so different from other million love stories? THe talant of it's writer and the truly wonderful finale. Maugham was able to turn the whole thing upside down. And it's not one of those sticky-sweet novels, this one has a strong character, which makes it truly interesting to read.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful., August 28, 2003

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Suzanne Jordan (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theatre (Paperback)

A photo from the set of Being Julia, the forthcoming film version with Annette Bening, led me to this book. Julia Lambert alleviates even the most claustrophobic subway ride with delicious English wit and melliflous sentences. You'll want to read some of the best lines out loud.