Selected Prose of Galsworthy

Author: [British] John Galsworthy, translated by Ni Qingxi
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: John Galsworthy (1867–1933) was a British novelist and playwright. Born into a family of lawyers, he graduated from Oxford University and obtained a law degree. In 1932, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Galsworthy's works are set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th-century British society, employing a naturalistic style to analyze moral and social issues, exposing and critiquing capitalist society and the legal system. His representative novels include the long The Forsyte Islands, The Forsyte Saga (trilogy: The Man of Property, To Let, A Modern Comedy), The Forsyte Chronicles (trilogy: The White, The Silver Spoon, The Swan Song), and The End of the Chapter (trilogy: The Lady of the Hall, The Flowing Wild, The River's Edge). His plays were also highly successful, including more than 20 works such as The Silver Box, Struggle, and The Law and the Lady.