英语词汇o henry ending的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

O. Henry ending. An immensely prolific author, O. Henry wrote tales characterized by ironic, surprise endings, “twists,” “stingers,” or “snappers” which while they aren’t supposed to be fashionable anymore are still widely used by authors and known as O. Henry endings. O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter. While working as a bank teller in Austin, Texas, Porter was indicted for the embezzlement (re- ally mismanagement) of a small amount of money and fled the country to South America. On returning to his dying wife, he was imprisoned for three years and adopted the pseudonym O. Henry to conceal his real identity when he began writing and selling the stories that would make him famous. Released from prison he pursued his literary career in New York, where he published at least 15 books of short stories, including such perennial favorites as the “Gift of the Magi,” before he died when only 48. O. Henry suffered from hypoglycemia, the op- posite of diabetes, his classic summary of the condition being “I was born eight drinks below par.” His famous last words, quoting a popular song, could have ended one of his stories: “Turn up the lights, I don’t want to go home in the dark.” See hypoglycemia.

词汇	o henry ending
词源	O. Henry ending. An immensely prolific author, O. Henry wrote tales characterized by ironic, surprise endings, “twists,” “stingers,” or “snappers” which while they aren’t supposed to be fashionable anymore are still widely used by authors and known as O. Henry endings. O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter. While working as a bank teller in Austin, Texas, Porter was indicted for the embezzlement (re- ally mismanagement) of a small amount of money and fled the country to South America. On returning to his dying wife, he was imprisoned for three years and adopted the pseudonym O. Henry to conceal his real identity when he began writing and selling the stories that would make him famous. Released from prison he pursued his literary career in New York, where he published at least 15 books of short stories, including such perennial favorites as the “Gift of the Magi,” before he died when only 48. O. Henry suffered from hypoglycemia, the op- posite of diabetes, his classic summary of the condition being “I was born eight drinks below par.” His famous last words, quoting a popular song, could have ended one of his stories: “Turn up the lights, I don’t want to go home in the dark.” See hypoglycemia.
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