...Dropped out of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Melbourne University. His first novel, Capricornia (1938), was set in the Darwin area of northern Australia, the gateway to Asia, and described the fate of a child of mixed race, Aboriginal and white, in a style full of bold humor. It was a huge success and was translated into several languages. It can be said that this work marked the first time that Australian fiction broke free from the constraints of external realism. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Capricornia" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…メルボルン大学薬学部中退。処女長編《キャプリコーニア》(1938)は,アジアへの門戸にあたる北オーストラリアのダーウィン周辺を舞台に,先住民アボリジニーと白人との混血児の運命を,骨太なユーモアにあふれた文体で描いて大成功を収め,数ヵ国語に翻訳された。この作品によってオーストラリア小説は初めて外面的リアリズムの制約から脱皮したといえる。… ※「《キャプリコーニア》」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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