"Open Boat"

...He expanded his reporting to the West and Mexico, but in January 1897, while on a trip to cover the Cuban War of Independence, his ship was wrecked and he was left adrift at sea in the harsh winter. Based on this experience, he wrote the excellent short story "The Open Boat" (1897). However, his iconoclastic attitude, which was evident in his private life and works, drew harsh ridicule from the American literary world, and he moved to England.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Open Boat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…西部，メキシコなどにも取材の足をのばすが，97年1月キューバ独立戦争の報道に赴く途中乗船が難破し，厳冬の海に漂流する。その経験をもとにして，すぐれた短編《オープン･ボート》(1897)を書く。だが私生活，作品にみられる彼の偶像破壊的姿勢はアメリカ文壇の激しい揶揄（やゆ）を浴び，居をイギリスに移す。…

※「《オープン・ボート》」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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