Maurois - André Maurois

French author, biographer, and critic. His real name was Emile Herzog. He was the son of a textile factory owner in Elbeuf, Normandy. While studying at the Corneille School in Rouen, he listened to the lectures of the philosopher Alain, who influenced him throughout his life. He graduated with honors, but joined the family business and served as a liaison officer with the British Army during World War I. He made his literary debut with Les Silences du Colonel Bramble (1918), a novel based on his experiences. He gained recognition as a psychological novelist with works such as Dr. O'Grady's Speech (1922), Climats (1928), and The Circle of the Blood (1932). He also published works such as Shelley (1923) and Byron (1930), which were called "fictionalized biographies," and received favorable reviews. After World War II, he wrote many biographies, including George Sand (1952), Hugo (1954), Dumas (1957), and Balzac (1965), all of which were backed up by rich sources and depicted the subtle inner lives of human beings. He also wrote general histories, such as A History of England (1937) and A History of France (1947), as well as an autobiography and numerous essays. In 1938, he was elected a member of the Academie.

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"The Voyage of My Life" by Maurois, translated by Tani Nagashige, three volumes (1970, Futami Shobo)" ▽ "The History of England, volumes 1 and 2, translated by Mizuno Shigeo and Kobayashi Tadashi (Shincho Bunko)" ▽ "The History of France, volumes 1 and 2, translated by Hiraoka Noboru et al. (Shincho Bunko)"

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フランスの作家、伝記作家、評論家。本名エミール・エルゾーグEmile Herzog。ノルマンディーのエルブフの織物工場主の息子。ルーアンのコルネイユ校に在学中、哲学者アランの講義を聴き、終生その影響を受けた。同校を優秀な成績で卒業したが家業に携わり、第一次世界大戦にイギリス軍との連絡将校として従軍。その体験からの小説『ブランブル大佐の沈黙』Les Silences du Colonel Bramble（1918）で文壇に出た。さらに『オグラディ博士の発言』（1922）、『風土』Climats（1928）、『血筋の輪』（1932）などにより心理小説作家としての評価を得た。一方「小説化された伝記」とよばれる『シェリー伝』（1923）、『バイロン伝』（1930）などを発表し好評を博した。第二次大戦後には『ジョルジュ・サンド伝』（1952）、『ユゴー伝』（1954）、『デュマ伝』（1957）、『バルザック伝』（1965）など多数の伝記を執筆し、そのいずれも豊かな資料に裏打ちされ、人間の微妙な内面生活を描いている。『英国史』（1937）、『フランス史』（1947）などの通史、自伝、数多いエッセイなども残した。1938年アカデミー会員に選ばれた。

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『モーロア著、谷長茂訳『わたしの人生航路』全三巻（1970・二見書房）』▽『水野成夫・小林正訳『英国史』上下（新潮文庫）』▽『平岡昇他訳『フランス史』上下（新潮文庫）』

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