"Yesterday's World" - Yesterday's World

…He produced many works, but many of his best are in the field of biographical novels, which fully display his qualities, such as his ability to empathize, his vast knowledge, his penchant for collecting, and his love of curiosity in a good sense. These include Joseph Fouché (1929), Marie Antoinette (1932), The Triumph and Tragedy of Erasmus (1934), and his posthumous work Balzac (1946). Another notable work is the full-length critique The World of Yesterday (1944), which is nostalgic for the good old days of Europe. [Kusuo Seki]…

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…彼の作品は多数にのぼるが，感情移入の能力，博読多識，収集癖，よい意味での詮索好きなど，彼の特質が存分に発揮された伝記小説の分野にすぐれたものが多い。《ジョゼフ･フーシェ》(1929)，《マリー･アントアネット》(1932)，《エラスムスの勝利と悲劇》(1934)，遺稿《バルザック》(1946)などがそれであるが，古きよきヨーロッパをなつかしむ長編評論《昨日の世界》(1944)も逸することのできない作品である。【関 楠生】。…

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