作者:O. Henry
分类:世界名著, 外国现当代, 文学经典
字数:52744字
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图书简介:Written in 1906 when roughly four million people lived in New York City, it opens with a reference to Ward McAllister's "assertion that there were only "400" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. To O. Henry,however, everyone in New York counted. He had an obvious affection for the city, which he called "Bagdad-on-the-Subway".欧·亨利(O.Henry 1862~1910年),原名:威廉·西德尼·波特(WilliamSydneyPorter):世界著名 的短篇小说家。他的一生富于传奇性,当过药房学徒、牧牛人、会计员、土地局办事员、新闻记者、银行出纳员。他的创作紧随莫泊桑和契诃夫之后,而又独树一帜。曾被评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。他的作品有“美国生活的百科全书”之誉。