O. Henry

O. Henryana (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Seven Odds and Ends, Poetry and Short Stories. Excerpt: The scene was one of supernatural weirdness. Tall, fantastic mountains reared their seamed peaks over a dreary waste of igneous rock and burned-out lava beds. Deep lakes of black water stood motionless as glass under frowning, honeycombed crags, from which ever and anon dropped crumbled masses with a sullen plunge. Vegetation there was none. Bitter cold reigned and ridges of black and shapeless rocks cut the horizon on all sides. An extinct volcano loomed against a purple sky, black as night and old as the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 37
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783968652238
• Artikelnr.: 59880185

Autorenporträt

William Sidney Porter (1862-1910) was an American writer best-known for his short stories. Born in North Carolina, Porter moved to Texas in his early twenties where he began his literary career contributing to newspapers and magazines such as 'The Houston Post'. During this period he also began work at a bank where he was accused of embezzlement, lost his job and was arrested a year later. Growing fearful of his upcoming trial, Porter escaped to New Orleans and then Honduras while on bail, where he hid for several months. It was here that he was inspired to write one of his famous short story collections 'Cabbages and Kings'. In 1897 Porter returned to the US and was sentenced to five years in prison. He continued to write and had several stories published from prison under various pseudonyms, the most famous of which was 'O. Henry' - a name by which he is better known. Upon release Porter moved to New York where his most intense period of writing began, authoring hundreds of short stories mostly for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His witty narration and plot twists made his stories a huge hit with readers, a legacy which endures to this day. Some of his most popular short stories include, 'The Gift of the Magi', 'The Cop and the Anthem' and 'The Caballero's Way'. 1952 film 'O. Henry's Full House' featured five of his short stories and starred Marilyn Monroe and Charles Laughton. Annual American literary prize 'The O. Henry Award' was established in his honour in 1919.