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 family's 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.

248 pages

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	November 5, 2008
ISBN13	9781607620044
Publishers	Norilana Books
Pages	248
Dimensions	237 × 161 × 28 mm · 546 g
Language	English

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