The Narrow Corner
1932 novel by W. Somerset Maugham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Narrow Corner is a novel by the British writer W. Somerset Maugham, published by William Heinemann in 1932.[1]
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Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
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Cover artist | Youngman Carter |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | William Heinemann |
Publication date | 1932 |
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OCLC | 542670 |
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A quote from Meditations, iii 10, by Marcus Aurelius,[2] introduces the work: "Short therefore, is man's life, and narrow is the corner of the earth wherein he dwells."
In the story, set "a good many years ago" in the Dutch East Indies, a young Australian, cruising the islands after his involvement in a murder in Sydney, has a passionate affair on an island which causes a further tragedy.