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It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. Somerset maugham, first published by doubleday doran in the united states in 1944, relates the experiences of a world war i pilot, larry darrell, who chooses to embrace a countercultural lifestyle as a way of dealing with his ptsd, though the syndrome is of course not identified as such in the book. Of all the novels and books of fiction i have ever read the razors edge is the one that had the most profound effect on me personally. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of maughams most brillant characters his fiancee isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and elliot templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate american snob. You grind one edge along the stone edgefirst until a burr aka. Collecting the razors edge by maugham, w somerset first. Apr 14, 2015 the great war changed everything and everyone, and larry darrell is no exception. Ignore the scarylooking razor edge knives home page and the. There is a free, full and complete online pdf version of the razors edge book available at the link below as well as, for those who would rather not read the book but rather watch the movie or do both, a full version of the black and white 1946 movie by clicking the graphic below the link. Now i will admit that i have learned a lot more about sharpening and i feel like in a lot of ways i have graduated to a higher level of my hobby of knife sharpening but that book really laid. Its title comes from a passage in one of the upanishads, which constitute a class of hindu sacred literature. Selecting a sharpener can be difficult if youre not sure what you need. Somerset maugham countryunited states languageenglish publisherdoubleday, doran publication date 1944 media typeprint pages314 isbn1400034205 oclc53054407 dewey decimal 8.
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The razor s edge was maughams third attempt at writing a book with the exact same plot even down to having characters with the same name. The razors edge william somerset maugham the razor s edge is a novel by w. Written by guinness world record holder john juranitch, it contains all the knowledge and insights gained during his. The great war changed everything and everyone, and larry darrell is no exception.
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