1st Note - Appointment in Samarra

William Somerset Maugham was an English-French novelist who had a traumatized childhood. His mother died six day after his sixth son was born who died the next day. His mother died of TB and his father died of cancer when Maugham was eight years old. Then, he lived with his uncle in England whose family had any children. It seems that his lamentable childhood always influenced his short stories. According to Maugham said, “Life is not long enough for love and art.” -The Moon and Sixpence

Before reading “Appointment in Samara” I would like to express what I are trying to achieve “We must live the day in righteousness as if it was the last one because when cannot know how, when or where will occur, but who had faith will know what will be next”