The Razor's Edge

This novel, supposedly based on the life of an acquaintance of Maugham, follows the fate of an American pilot who, traumatized by war, rejects his former conventional life to seek a more meaningful existence. After studying for two years in Paris, he decides to travel and does various menial jobs. Although he is influenced by some of the people he meets, it is not until he arrives in India that he begins to find peace.

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World War, 1914-1918, Fiction, Veterans, Upper class, Travel, Americans, World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746, Yoga, Orientalism, Literary medicine, Travel, Nineteen Twenties, Spiritual biography, British and Irish fiction (fictitious works of an author), Psychology, History, Air pilots, Chang pian xiao shuo, French places

Paris, France, India, United States, ying guoShowing 10 featured editions. See all 135 editions?

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