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The Razors Edge

W Somerset Maugham
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literary fiction modernist fiction past tense third limited POV ~495 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic philosophical lyrical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count123,670
Page count~495 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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