The Cry of Auction Item No. 49

Japanese: 《競売品49番の叫び》 - きょうばいひんよんじゅうきゅうばんのさけび
The Cry of Auction Item No. 49

…Graduated from Cornell University in 1958. To date, he has only written three novels, “V.” (1963, winner of the Faulkner Award), “The Cry of Item 49” (1966), and “Gravity’s Rainbow” (1973), and one collection of short stories, but all of his full-length works have won awards and been highly praised. However, he is a rare author in that he has never appeared in journalism and it is unclear where he lives. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "The Cry of Auction Item No. 49" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1958年コーネル大学卒業。現在までのところ《V.》(1963,フォークナー賞受賞),《競売品49番の叫び》(1966),《重力の虹》(1973)の3編の小説と1冊の短編集があるだけであるが,長編作品はいずれも賞を受け,高く評価されている。しかし,ジャーナリズムに顔を見せたことは絶えてなく,どこに住んでいるのかも明らかでないという稀有な作家である。…

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