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In John Galsworthy's novel, The Island Pharisees, the reader is transported into the early 20th-century English society, filled with complex characters and social dynamics. The novel is written in a realistic and detailed style, capturing the nuances of class distinctions and moral dilemmas. Galsworthy's exploration of the hypocrisy and superficiality of the upper class is a recurring theme throughout the book, making it a thought-provoking read. John Galsworthy, a Nobel Prize-winning English author, uses his personal experiences and observations of the societal injustices of his time to…mehr

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In John Galsworthy's novel, The Island Pharisees, the reader is transported into the early 20th-century English society, filled with complex characters and social dynamics. The novel is written in a realistic and detailed style, capturing the nuances of class distinctions and moral dilemmas. Galsworthy's exploration of the hypocrisy and superficiality of the upper class is a recurring theme throughout the book, making it a thought-provoking read. John Galsworthy, a Nobel Prize-winning English author, uses his personal experiences and observations of the societal injustices of his time to inform his writing in The Island Pharisees. His background as a member of the upper middle class gives him a unique perspective on the themes he addresses in the novel, adding depth and authenticity to the narrative. I highly recommend The Island Pharisees to readers who enjoy deep dives into social issues and intricate character studies. Galsworthy's masterful storytelling and insightful commentary on the human condition make this novel a timeless classic that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Autorenporträt
John Galsworthy OM was an English dramatist and novelist who lived from 14 August 1867 to 31 January 1933. His novels, The Forsyte Saga, and two more trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter, are his best-known works. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Galsworthy, who came from a wealthy upper-middle-class family, was expected to become a lawyer, but he found the profession unappealing, so he resorted to literature. Before his first book, The Man of Property, about the Forsyte family, was released in 1897, he was thirty years old. It wasn't until that book-the first of its kind-that he saw true popularity. His debut play, The Silver Box, had its London premiere the same year. As a writer, he gained notoriety for his socially conscious plays that addressed issues such as the politics and morality of war, the persecution of women, the use of solitary confinement in prisons, the battle of workers against exploitation, and jingoism. The patriarch, Old Jolyon, is based on Galsworthy's father, and the Forsyte family in the collection of books and short tales known as The Forsyte Chronicles is comparable to Galsworthy's family in many aspects.