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4 · 320 pages · First published 1944
This novel, supposedly based on the life of an acquaintance of Maugham, follows the fortunes of an American pilot who, traumatized by war, rejects his former conventional life to search for a more meaningful existence. After studying in Paris for two years he decides to travel, taking various menial jobs. Although being influenced by some of the people he meets it is not until he reaches India that he begins to find peace.
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World War, 1914-1918FictionVeteransUpper classTravelAmericansWorld War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746YogaOrientalismMedicine in LiteratureVoyages and travelsNineteen twentiesSpiritual biographyBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)PsychologyHistoryAir pilotsChang pian xiao shuoFrench
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- ita, spa, heb, chi, eng, fre, ger