John Henry O'Hara

Japanese: オハラ - おはら(英語表記)John Henry O'Hara
John Henry O'Hara

American novelist. After working for newspapers and magazines in his native Pennsylvania and New York, he began writing short stories and gained recognition for his novel, "Samara Town" (1934), a harsh portrayal of the lifestyles of dissolute country club patrons. His subsequent works were mostly hard-boiled novels of manners, realistically depicting the lives of country club and bar patrons, actors, and others. His works include "Butterfield Eight" (1935), based on an urban murder case; "Heaven's Hope" (1938), a tragic love story between a screenwriter and a bookseller; "The Passion of Living" (1949), about a woman who betrays her beloved husband; and collections of short stories, plays, and essays.

[Saito Tadatoshi]

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Japanese:

アメリカの小説家。出身地のペンシルベニア州やニューヨーク州で新聞、雑誌の仕事にたずさわったのち、短編小説を書き始め、放埒(ほうらつ)なカントリー・クラブの常連の生態を辛辣(しんらつ)な筆で描いた長編小説『サマーラの町で会おう』(1934)で認められた。以後の作品は、カントリー・クラブやバーの常連、俳優などの生きざまをハードボイルドの手法で写実的に描く風俗小説がほとんどで、都会のある殺人事件をもとにした『バターフィールド・8(エイト)』(1935)、シナリオライターと書店員の悲恋物語『天国の希望』(1938)、愛する夫を裏切る女性を描く『生きんとする激情』(1949)ほか、短編集、戯曲集、エッセイ集がある。

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