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1、O.HenryPenname:O.HenryAnotherpenname:OlivierHenryHisprimitivename:WilliamsSydneyPorter原名：威廉·西德尼·波特O.HenryHewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.Henrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“O-Henry-end”.Althoughso
2、mecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit.HewascalledFatherofshortstories.Heisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheword.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov)LifeofO.HenryIn1862,O.HenrywasborninGreensboro,NorthCarolina.In1865,whenhewasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhispat
3、ernalgrandmotherandaunt.Asachild,porterwasalwaysreading,everythingfromclassicstodimenovels.HisfavoriteworkwasOneThousandandOneNightsWhenhewas15,hebecameapharmacy（藥房）apprentice(學(xué)徒）andthenhemovedtoTexastoimprovehishealthasaherding(畜牧）cattleperson.PorterledanactivesociallifeinAusti
4、n,includingmembershipinsinginganddramagroups.Porterwasagoodsingerandmusician.Heplayedboththeguitarandmandolin.In1887,hemarriedAtholandhiswifeencouragedhimtopursuehiswriting.In1891hebeganworkingattheFirstNationalBankofAustinasateller.In1894,hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone
5、(《滾石》).Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedtheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist.In1896,hewasconvictedofembezzling(挪用）moneyandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.WhileinprisonPorterstartedtowriteshortstoriestosupporthisdaughterMargaret.PorterwasreleasedonJuly24,1901,forgoodbehaviorafterserving
6、threeyears.Porter’smostprolificwritingperiodstartedin1902,whenhemovedtoNewYorkCitytobenearhispublishers.O.Henry’slastyearswereshadowedbyillhealthandfinancialproblems.Hediedofcirrhosis(肝硬化）oftheliveronJune5,1910,inNewYork.MajorWorksTheGiftOfTheMagi--麥琪的禮物AServiceOfLove--愛的奉獻(xiàn)TheLa
7、stLeaf--最后的常春藤葉TheCopAndTheAnthem--警察和贊美詩LostonDressParade--華而不實AnUnfinishedStory--沒有完的故事TheManHigherUp--黃雀在后AfterTwentyYears--二十年以后MajorWorksCabbagesandkings—白菜與國王TheFourMillion—四百萬MammonandtheArcher—財神和愛神TheUnknownQuantity—未知數(shù)TheGreenDoor—綠色門HeartandHands—心與手TheHypothesesofFai
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