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The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by Maugham first published in April 15th, 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is in part based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. 《月亮与六便士》是毛姆于1919年4月15日首次出版的小说。故事以情景的形式从第一人称进行讲述，描写了一系列关于主人公查尔斯•思特里克兰德的心灵和灵魂的故事。主人公是一位中年英国股票经纪人，为了追求成为艺术家的愿望，他突然抛弃了妻子和孩子。这个故事有一部分是基于画家保罗·高更的生平写成的。 The novel is written largely from the point of view of the narrator, a young, aspiring writer and playwright in London. Certain chapters entirely comprise accounts of events by other characters, which the narrator recalls from memory (selectively editing or elaborating on certain aspects of dialogue, particularly Strickland's, as Strickland is said by the narrator to have a very poor ability to express himself in words). The narrator first develops an acquaintance with Strickland's wife at literary parties, and later meets Strickland himself, who appears to be an unremarkable businessman with no interest in his wife's literary or artistic tastes. | 
