長篇小說《刀鋒》出版於1944年,美國青年拉裏曾參加一戰,目睹了戰爭的無情和殘酷,因此對人生心存迷惘。戰爭結束後,拉裏渴望尋求生命的價值與意義,他與未婚妻解除婚約,在巴黎遊蕩,並從巴黎出發遍遊全世界。後,他在印度宗教的神秘中頓悟,對人生有大徹大悟之感,後返回美國,過上了"大隱隱於市"的生活。毛姆以生動的筆觸描寫了拉裏探求人生意義的歷程,揭示了精神追求與實利主義之間的矛盾。他通過拉裏的故事表達著其哲學思考——物質的滿足是暫時和膚淺的,只有在自我完善的精神追求中才能獲得真正的自由與幸福。
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