Les Nouvelles Aventures de Jeff Peters: Un roman humoristique de O. Henry

by O. Henry

Overview

Jeff Peters, sympathique cambrioleur, et ses amis, vont chercher l'argent où il y a un surplus. Jeff professe la combine illégitime avec bonhomie et cérébralité. La veuve et l'orphelin n'ont rien à craindre de lui. C'est un réducteur de superflu... Non seulement l'humour de O.Henry ne se démode pas mais il reste toujours inattendu. et toutes les nouvelles qui les accompagnent, lui permettent, à partir de situations étranges, de ponctuer chaque histoire d'un de ces coups de théâtre dont il avait le secret. Si, pour la rapidité d'écriture, O.Henry était comparé au russe Anton Tchekhov, l'énergie, tout comme le ton humoristique qui imprègnent ses textes trahissent l'influence des deux grands auteurs américains que sont Mark Twain et Ambrose Bierce.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9791041910038
Publisher:	Culturea
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.19(d)
Language:	French

About the Author

O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was a prolific American short story writer. Initially trained as a pharmacist, Porter began his writing career as a journalist and worked on his stories on the side. After being accused of embezzling money from a bank he worked for, he fled to Honduras. He returned to the US upon the death of his wife and was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during this time that he began to have his first stories published. He later moved to New York and began writing stories in earnest. Some of his most famous stories include "Gift of the Magi" and "The Caballero's Way" which introduced the character, the Cisco Kid.