1893‐1960 American author. He grew up in the upper class of the Boston area from childhood, and after graduating from Harvard University, he started writing while working for a newspaper company, initially writing many dime novels. His most notable works were a series of detective stories about a Japanese private detective named Mr. Moto. After he published The Late George Appley in 1937 and won the Pulitzer Prize, he became recognized as a writer of pure literature. This was a fine comedy of manners that skillfully satirized the life of a typical Boston businessman and his family in the form of a biography, and he went on to publish many similar works, including Wickford Point (1939) and B.F.'s Daughter (1946). Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
1893‐1960 アメリカの作家。幼年時代よりボストン近郊の上流社会に育ち,ハーバード大学卒業後,新聞社に勤めるかたわら創作を始め,最初はダイム・ノベル(10セント小説)のたぐいの通俗小説を多く書いた。なかでも,日本人の私立探偵ミスター・モトが活躍する一連の探偵ものは評判になった。1937年,《故ジョージ・アプリー》を発表してピュリッツァー賞を受賞してから,純文学の作家として認められるようになったが,これは伝記の形を借りて,ボストンの典型的な実業家とその家族の生活を巧みに風刺した上質の風俗喜劇で,その後も《ウィックフォード・ポイント》(1939),《B.F.の娘》(1946)など同種の多くの作品を発表した。 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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