The Moon and Sixpence

Synopsis

2023 reprint of the 1919 edition. Based on the life of the painter paul gauguin, this book relates the life of a paris stockbroker who abandons his home, family, and business to live as an artist in tahiti. Charles strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves london for paris and tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leaves the lives of those closest to him in tatters.