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Archibald Joseph Cronin
阿契鲍尔德·约瑟夫·克罗宁,英国小说家阿契鲍尔德·约瑟夫·克罗宁(1896-1981),英国小说家,曾被誉为“20世纪的狄更斯”。1896年出生于苏格兰丹巴顿郡。格拉斯哥大学毕业,曾在南威尔士行医。第一次世界大战期间作为中尉军医在英国海军预备队服役。1925年获医学博士学位,1926至1930年在伦敦行医,1930年弃医从事文学活动,成为专业作家。 他的第一部长篇小说《帽商的城堡》(1931)很受欢迎。 以后又写了长篇小说《群星俯视》(1935),描写威尔士煤矿地区发生的一个故事。 《堡垒》(1937)写一个青年一生曼逊曾热情地为矿工治病,但遭到资产阶级人士的排斥二而处处碰壁,在绝望之际他愤怒地呼喊:“没有金钱你就休想干任何事情。”后来他在金钱、名誉、地位的引诱下逐步堕落,小说以他的忏悔而告终。 《王国的钥匙》(1941)表现了旧式道德观念与现代世界的矛盾,是他最受欢迎的小说之一。 《青春的岁月》(1944)及其续篇《谢农的道路》1948写一个出身于小资产阶级家庭的爱尔兰青年的成长,反映英国宗教的纠纷和民族矛盾。 他的作品表现社会冲突,揭露社会问题,具有一定的社会意义,文笔通俗易懂,善于刻画人物的心理活动。他有不少作品被拍摄成电影上映。
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A. J. Cronin (1896-1981) - in full Archibald Joseph Cronin
Scottish novelist,an accomplished storyteller,who practised as a doctor over a decade before devoting himself entirely to writing. Cronin gained his fame initially with Hatter's Castle (1931),the story of the megalomanic James Brodie,a Scottish hatmaker and his foolish dreams of social acceptance. Cronin produced several bestsellers drawing from his experiences as a doctor - his most famous character was Dr Finlay Hyslop. Some of his works had religious themes,like The Keys of the Kingdom (1942),which was also made into a film,starring Gregory Peck. Cronin continued to write until he was in his eightieth year.