{"product_id":"of-human-bondage-1","title":"Of Human Bondage","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham,\" wrote Gore Vidal. \"He was always so entirely there.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern man's yearning for freedom. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of Philip Carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an artist in Paris. When he returns to London to study medicine, he meets the androgynous but alluring Mildred and begins a doomed love affair that will change the course of his life. There is no more powerful story of sexual infatuation, of human longing for connection and freedom.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        \"Here is a novel of the utmost importance,\" wrote Theodore Dreiser on publication. \"It is a beacon of light by which the wanderer may be guided. . . . One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors and tones.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith an Introduction by Gore Vidal\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommentary by Theodore Dreiser and Graham Greene\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44274420023553,"sku":"2RIAEPVCX-Used","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/41AxNMDk8CL._SX316_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1660550031","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/of-human-bondage-1","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}