Appointment
Publication Information
Author:  Maugham, Somerset	Illustrator:  Essley, R.
Title:  Appointment	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Green Tiger Press	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-671-75887-X	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
GED Descriptor(s):    literature and arts
Summary:
This lavishly illustrated book is a distillation of the classic Somerset Maugham novella Appointment in Samarra. Not until the very end do we realize that the important appointment that the man must keep is an appointment with death. The illustrations (which evoke Rembrandt), the subject matter, as well as the text (which is minimal) suggest that this is more of an adult coffee table book than a typical picture book.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may use this with other books that have surprise endings. Or it may be an excellent introduction to the Arab world: the markets, architecture, clothing, etc. as well as its geography. The book lends itself to an art history unit or toward a discussion of classic themes in literature. www.members.home.net/winluc/maugham
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