The Razor's Edge, Somerset Maugham's classic novel about spiritual enlightenment, turns sixty this year. It's a particularly relevant novel today, when there is so much talk about the Western world losing its religion. Published in 1944 and adapted to film twice, The Razor's Edge was well ahead of its time.
The novel tells the story of Larry Darrell, a young man who returns to America after World War I disillusioned and looking for answers to the deep spiritual questions. He turns down job offers from banks and stock companies, causes problems with his would-be wife, and goes to India in search of enlightenment.
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