Joyce Cary

Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary ( born December 7, 1888 in Derry, Ireland, † March 29, 1957 in Oxford, England ) was a British- Irish writer.

Life

Cary went to school in Clifton and attended Oxford college. He then entered the University of Edinburgh to study history of art. The studies he continued for three years in Paris, but then realized that he would not bring it far as a painter. In 1912, he volunteered for military service and was from 1913 to 1920 as an official of the political service in Nigeria operates. For health reasons, he returned in 1920 to England and worked as a freelance writer. Influenced by the time in Africa Cary wrote several novels Africa, as Mr. Johnson, in which he describes the impact of a single African with the civilized society. In later works, the society of Great Britain forms the background. In 1941 he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for A House of Children. He suffered towards the end of his life in a motor disorder, so that he could write only with tools and ultimately could only dictate. His last novel, The Captive and the Free ( published 1959) remained unfinished.

Cary was married and had four sons, including the composer Tristram Cary.

Works (selection)

  • Aissa Saved (1932, dt: Aissa saved )
  • An American Visitor ( 1933)
  • The African Witch (1936, dt: A black prince )
  • Castle Corner (1938 )
  • Mister Johnson ( 1939)
  • Charley Is My Darling (1940 )
  • A House of Children (1941 )
  • Herself Surprised (1941, dt: Woman Mondays transformation )
  • The Case for African Freedom ( 1941)
  • To Be a Pilgrim (1942, dt: In the Shadow of Life)
  • The Horse 's Mouth (1944, dt: The Horse's Mouth, a film from a screenplay by Alec Guinness )
  • Marching Soldier ( 1945)
  • The Moonlight (1946 )
  • A Fearful Joy (1949, dt: the anxious happiness )
  • Prisoner of Grace (1952, dt: At the mercy of )
  • Except the Lord (1953, dt: Chester Nimmo )
  • Not Honour More (1955, dt: game without honor)
  • Art and Reality ( 1958)
  • The Captive and the Free ( 1959)
  • Spring Song and Other Stories (1960 )
  • Memoir of the Bobotes (1964 )
  • Selected Essays (1976 ), edited by Alan Bishop
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