O Henry (English: O Henry,1862 September11965438+June 5,00), sometimes translated by O Henry, was originally named William Sydney Porter in the early 20th century. Together with French Mo Bosang and Russian Chekhov, they are called the three great short story masters in the world. "Laughing with tears" is the creative style of O'Henry's novels, which is an organic combination of comedy form and tragedy connotation. "Smile" is its comic form. He wants to be a painter when he is a teenager. After marriage, he began to write with the encouragement of his wife. Later, when I was working in a bank, I was imprisoned for accounting problems. During his imprisonment, he carefully wrote and published a large number of short stories under the pseudonym "O Henry", which attracted wide attention from readers. He is a prolific writer, leaving a novel and nearly 300 short stories in his life. His short stories are ingenious in conception and unique in style, and are famous for their life, humorous language and unexpected ending (that is, The Ending of O Henry).

O Henry's works

His representative works include the collection of novels "Cabbage and the King", "Four Million" and "The Road to Destiny". Some of his famous works, such as Sacrifice of Love, Police and Hymns, A Room with Furniture for Rent, The Gift of Maggie, The Last Leaf, etc. , made him famous in the world.

His main works are as follows:

Character evaluation:

1, front

O Henry's success mainly lies in his ability to capture and grasp typical scenes in life. At every stage of life, the protagonist in a dilemma has to face a choice. At this time, he can not only concentrate on depicting the psychology of the characters, but also fully show the internal contradictions in life. In addition, O Henry has the right ability to cut the plot, so he can achieve the perfect combination of thought and art in a very short space, giving people a strong impression, which is the key to the success of short stories.

2, the opposite side

Some foreign critics once said: "No authenticity, no moral consciousness and no philosophy of life." -but this statement is denied by most critics. At that time, some people criticized him for reading "The End of O 'Henry" too much. -but this statement has also been denied by most critics.

Some people think his novels are superficial. Someone said, "In all O 'Henry's novels, there is no real character." O Henry is not satisfied with his novels either. He once said in a letter to a friend: "I am a loser. What about my novel? To tell you the truth, I'm not satisfied. I am afraid that people will say that I am a' famous writer'. "