New Zealand novelist and short story writer. Born in Hamilton, North Island, to British immigrants. Studied law at the University of Auckland and moved to the UK. He established his name with his first collection of short stories, Conversations with an Uncle and Other Stories (1936), A Man and His Wife (1940), and especially That Summer and Other Stories (1946), becoming New Zealand's first professional writer. He described the lives of the working class in typical everyday language, denounced the lies of society, and demonstrated the existence of New Zealand literature. He also wrote long novels such as Memoirs of a Day Labourer (1965), Hide and Seek (1972), the autobiographical essay Once is Enough (1973), Twelve Minutes (1975), Never Enough (1977), and Village at Sunset (1976). In 1974, he received an honorary doctorate of letters from his alma mater. [Mikio Hiramatsu/Atsuko Kouda] [References] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ニュージーランドの小説家、短編小説家。イギリス移民の子で、北島ハミルトン生まれ。オークランド大学で法律を学び渡英。第一短編集『伯父との対話ほか』(1936)、『ある男とその妻』(1940)、とくに『あの夏その他』(1946)の短編で文名を確立し、ニュージーランド最初の職業作家となる。特有の日常語で労働者下層民の生活を描き、社会の虚偽を告発、ニュージーランド文学の存在を示した。『日雇い労務者の回顧録』(1965)、『かくれんぼ』(1972)、自伝的エッセイ『一度で沢山』(1973)、『十二分』(1975)、『ネバー・イナフ(これで十分ということは決してない)』(1977)、『日没の村』(1976)などの長編もある。1974年、母校より名誉文学博士号を受ける。 [平松幹夫・古宇田敦子] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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