{"product_id":"w-somerset-maugham-of-human-bondage","title":"Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eConsidered W. Somerset Maugham's most enduring contribution to literature, \u003cem\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, moving work that should be read by everyone. Widely regarded as Maugham's masterpiece, this deeply personal novel follows Philip Carey from a lonely childhood through a painful, obsessive love affair and into a hard-won understanding of what it means to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eMaugham draws on his own life to portray a man's search for meaning in a world that offers little comfort, exploring ambition, rejection, faith and the quiet cruelty people inflict on one another and themselves. Its unflinching honesty about human weakness is part of what has kept the novel in print, and in readers' hands, for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis book is featured on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/shows\/book-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Book Club with Michael Knowles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, PragerU's show dedicated to the great books of Western civilization. In this episode, Michael Knowles is joined by radio host Larry Elder to discuss the universal search for unconditional love found in the pages of Maugham's novel, and how it speaks to finding meaning in a world filled with cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e📺 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/videos\/larry-elder-of-human-bondage-by-w-somerset-maugham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWatch the episode: Larry Elder — Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eRead Maugham's classic novel of love, ambition and self-discovery, and discover why it remains one of the most honest accounts of the human search for meaning ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52138532012328,"sku":"9781497376670","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1433\/4304\/files\/imageloader_0825e00b-5755-44d0-b73a-ae1608949694.jpg?v=1784566875","url":"https:\/\/shop.prageru.com\/products\/w-somerset-maugham-of-human-bondage","provider":"PragerU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}