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The Painted Veil is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1925. It follows the story of Kitty Fane, a young and frivolous woman who marries a reserved bacteriologist, Walter, and moves with him to Hong Kong. After engaging in an affair, she is forced to accompany her husband to a remote Chinese village ravaged by a cholera epidemic. There, amid suffering and isolation, Kitty confronts her own flaws and undergoes a profound transformation, exploring themes of love, betrayal, redemption, and the search for meaning. The novel is known for its vivid portrayal of early 20th-century China and its psychological depth.
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