Horse's mouth

…He gradually gained recognition with works such as “Eisa Saved” (1932), which deals with the conversion of an African girl, “The African Witch” (1936), which was based on his experiences in Nigeria, and “Mister Johnson” (1939). He established his literary reputation with the trilogy “She Was Surprised” (1941), “Pilgrimage” (1942), and “The Horse’s Mouth” (1944), which deal with “the history of England over the past 60 years as seen through English eyes.” In terms of the fast-paced action of the characters and the emphasis on characterization and narrative, his novels are directly linked to the tradition of British novels such as those of Defoe, Smollett, and Dickens. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "the horse's mouth" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…アフリカ娘の改宗を扱った《救われたエイサ》(1932)をはじめ，ナイジェリアでの経験に基づく《アフリカの魔女》(1936)，《ミスター･ジョンソン》(1939)などでしだいに認められる。〈イギリス人の目で見た過去60年のイギリスの歴史〉を扱った三部作《彼女も驚いた》(1941)，《巡礼》(1942)，《馬の口》(1944)で文名を確立した。作中人物の動きがはやく，性格描写や物語性を重んじる点で，デフォー，スモレット，ディケンズなどのイギリス小説の伝統に直結する。…

※「《馬の口》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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