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Norilana Books The Hero by W Somerset Maugham
THE HERO (1901) by W. Somerset Maugham is a complex psychological exploration of the stifling of deepest personal urges and the resulting disillusionment. James Parsons returns home after military service in South Africa and finds his worldview changed. His familys affections are oppressive his betrothed Mary now seems repulsive and life has become a hollow burden. A powerful bittersweet and ironic work by a true master of the human psyche.show more