格林(1904~1991年)
Greene, (Henry) Graham
英国作家。完成在牛津大学的学业後,格林於1926年改信天主教。约1930年开始,在随後的数十年间,作为一名自由撰稿的新闻记者,作了广泛的旅行,同时为其小说搜寻背景地方。惊险小说《斯坦堡列车》(1932,又名《东方快车》;1934年拍成电影)。这是被他称为具有更复杂、更深刻的道德意义的「消遣作品」的一系列小说的第一部,其他包括:《一只出卖的枪》(1936,又名《此枪出租》;1942年拍成电影)、《密使》(1939,1945年拍成电影)和《第三者》(1949,1949年拍成电影)。格林最好的小说包括:《布莱顿硬糖》(1938,1948年拍成电影)、《权力与荣耀》(1940,1962年拍成电影)、《问题的核心》(1948,1954年拍成电影)以及《爱情的结局》(1951,1999年拍成电影)。全部以宗教为主题。以一个不同的濒临政治动乱的第三世界国家为背景的作品有《沈静的美国人》(1956,1957年拍成电影)、《我们在哈瓦那的人》(1958,1959年拍成电影)和《喜剧演员》(1966,1967年拍成电影)。後期的作品有《荣誉领事》(1973,1983年拍成电影)和《人的因素》(1978,1979年拍成电影)。
English version:
1904~1991年
Greene, (Henry) Graham
British author. After studying at Oxford Univ., he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1926. Beginning c. 1930, he worked principally as a freelance journalist for several decades, during which he traveled widely. Stamboul Train (1932; also titled Orient Express; film, 1934) was the first of his “entertainments,” thrillers with considerable moral complexity and depth; others included A Gun for Sale (1936; also titled This Gun For Hire; film, 1942), The Confidential Agent (1939; film, 1945), and The Third Man (1949; film, 1949). His finest novels—Brighton Rock (1938; film, 1948), The Power and the Glory (1940; film, 1962), The Heart of the Matter (1948; film, 1954), and The End of the Affair (1951; film, 1999)—all have distinctly religious themes. Third-world nations on the brink of political upheaval were the settings of The Quiet American (1955; film, 1957), Our Man in Havana (1958; film, 1959), A Burnt-Out Case (1961), and The Comedians (1966; film, 1967). Later works included The Honorary Consul (1973; film, 1983) and The Human Factor (1978; film, 1979).