Popular Orientalism: Somerset Maugham in Mainland Southeast Asia

Based on his experiences during a journey through mainland Southeast Asia in 1923, Somerset Maugham wrote a book of colonial travel entitled The Gentleman in the Parlour. As the work of one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century, Maugham’s travelogue both expressed and helped to shape...

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Main Author: Christine Doran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/5/1/13