…He soon became acquainted with socialists and began to write about social evils, and his expose novel The Jungle (1906) became a bestseller. With royalties from the novel, he built an experimental community, the Helicon Home Colony, in New Jersey in the same year, but it soon failed due to a fire and other incidents. He continued to write books protesting social injustices while also taking part in political activities, such as running for governor of California. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Helicon Home Colony" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…やがて社会主義者たちと交流,社会悪摘発の筆をとり始め,暴露小説《ジャングル》(1906)はベストセラーとなった。その印税で同年,ニュージャージーに実験的共同体ヘリコン・ホーム・コロニーHelicon Home Colonyを建設したが,失火などですぐに挫折した。以後もカリフォルニア州知事に立候補するなど政治活動も行いつつ,社会不正に抗議する執筆の道を邁進した。… ※「Helicon Home Colony」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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