Maugham, a controversial writer , who is of great reputation in the readers ,is no doubt an urban writer and city is the main setting of his saga novels and short novels.

• 毛姆是20世纪在读者中享有盛誉却备受争议的作家之一，城市是他长篇小说和短篇小说的主要背景，因此，他无疑归属于城市作家的行列。