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The Painted Veil (original title: The Painted Veil) is a novel written by British author W. Somerset Maugham and first published in 1925. The work was serialized in 1924 in Cosmopolitan magazine. Set in colonial Hong Kong and rural China during the 1920s, the novel draws on Maugham’s own experiences during his travels in China in 1919–1920. It narrates the journey of Kitty Fane, a Western woman, through betrayal, atonement and self-discovery while exploring themes such as colonialism, intercultu