欧·亨利短篇小说集(英文版)
内容简介
自称纽约400万小市民之一的欧·亨利不仅早年混迹江湖,而且成名后一直与下层百姓为伍,因而对曼哈顿的旧街道、老房屋、小饭馆了如指掌,一生以平民生活为题材创作的短篇小说逾300篇。作者着力刻画小市民阶层的众生相,尤长于平中见奇,寓庄于谐,或白描,或漫画,举凡《麦琪的礼物》、《警察与赞美诗》、《最后一片叶子》等篇均脍炙人口,在世界上一直拥有广泛的读者。
《欧·亨利短篇小说集(英文版)》取欧·亨利的短篇小说30篇,每篇都很有特色,是作家一生创作的精华所在。欧,亨利的小说还是学习地道的美国英语的极好教材,他的作品常常使用双关语、讹音、谐音等手法,活泼生动,这也是欧,亨利具有“惊人的持久的影响”的一个重要因素。
作者简介
O. HENRY(the pen name ofWilliam Sydney Porter, 1862-igio) is one of the most famousAmerican short story writers.While in prison he first startedto write short storics and it'sbelieved that he has found hiswriter's pseudonym there. From December 1903 to January 1906O. Henry wrote a story a weekfor the New York Worldmagazine, and published several short stories in other magazines.
In his last years O. Henry had financial and health problems. As an alcoholic, O. Henry died in igio in New York City, virtuallybroke.