East Of Suez A Play In Seven Scenes Author:W. Somerset Maugham 1922. Maugham, English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright is best remembered for his novel Of Human Bondage. His travels to the Far East provided him with the background and experiences that would form the basis for many of his short-stories, novels and plays, including East of Suez. See other titles by this author available from Kessi... more »nger Publishing.« less