Talk:The Razor's Edge
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Whether or not Guy Hague is the real Larry in the Razor's Edge is an interesting question. Nevertheless there are other characters that could be pursued, for example the French woman painter Suzanne Rouviet from the book might well be Suzanne Valadon in real life. http://members.tripod.com/cathreese/DefiantWomen/artists/valadon.html If she and her child really did spend time with him, maybe her son knows who is the real Larry.
It has been suggested that Eliot Templeton is based on Henry Channon and that the younger American snob is based on Ashley Chanler. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.252.109.36 (talk) 22:51, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
-the razors edge is also what Zen is known as
Plot
the plot summary is rather interesting, as I'd have given more thought to the adventures of larry, including Kosti and Suzanne. The only time the novel hints at the narrator being Mr Maugham is when he is referred to as "Mr. M," right? Anooneemiss 08:54, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
- I agree that the plot section is puzzling in its selection, especially the undue weight placed on Sophie's role in the story. Also, Maugham starts the book off in the first person speaking as the author, so it is assumed throughout that the narrator is Maugham himself. But yes, he is first mentioned as Mr M, though later in the book he is called by his full last name. Anyway, the plot section would need some serious work to extract all the Sophie references and still flow well, but if anyone's up to it, the article would be better for it. — Bility (talk) 22:35, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Book cover image
My understanding is the general rule of thumb is to use as early a book cover as possible (preferably a 1st edition). I don't have a 1st edition, but I do have a rare 1946 edition with a cover tying in with the first film. The image currently in use is a more recent reprint (which appears to lack fair use licensing information). If no one has any objections I'm willing to replace the current image with one of the older hardcover. Thoughts? 23skidoo 07:23, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
- Sounds good. Go for it. The bellman 01:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Why were these references removed?
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087980/locations IMDb
- http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ramanasramam.html
- http://the-wanderling.com/hague.html