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威廉•薩默塞特•毛姆（1874—1965）

英國小說傢、劇作傢、散文傢、文藝評論傢，20 世紀英國最知名的作傢之一。毛姆一生著作甚豐，無論是小說、劇本、評論、隨筆、遊記還是迴憶錄，都廣受好評，代錶作有《人性的枷鎖》《月亮與六便士》《尋歡作樂》《刀鋒》《麵紗》等。他的小說機智、幽默，常在譏諷中潛藏對人性的憐憫與同情。

毛姆晚年享有很高的聲譽。英國牛津大學和法國圖盧茲大學分彆授予他榮譽文學博士學位。1954年，英國女王授予他勛爵爵位。