…After wandering around the world, he moved to Canada in 1937 and lived near Vancouver until 1954. He suffered from severe alcoholism and paranoia, and only managed to publish two works during his lifetime: the somewhat autobiographical Ultramarine (1933) and Beneath the Volcano (1947), a novel about the downfall of an alcoholic diplomat set against the backdrop of Mexican scenery. After his death, he published a collection of short stories, Lord, Hear from Thy Dwelling Place (1961), as well as Selected Poems (1962) edited by E. Burney and Selected Letters (1965) edited by the widow of Laurie. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ultramarine" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…世界各地を放浪の末,1937年にカナダへ移り,そのまま54年までバンクーバー市近郊で暮らす。強度のアルコール中毒とパラノイアに悩まされ,存命中に出版までこぎつけたのは,いくぶん自伝的な小説《ウルトラマリン》(1933)と,アルコール中毒になった外交官の破滅をメキシコの風物を背景に描いた小説《火山の下で》(1947)の2編だけであった。没後,短編小説集《主よ,あなたのすみかである天国より耳をかし給え》(1961)のほか,E.バーニー編《選詩集》(1962)やローリー未亡人編《書簡選》(1965)などが出た。… ※「《ウルトラマリン》」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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