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''Dark Laughter'' is a 1925 novel by the American author Sherwood Anderson. It dealt with the new sexual freedom of the 1920s, a theme also explored in his 1923 novel ''Many Marriages'' and later works. The influence of James Joyce's ''Ulysses,'' which Anderson had read before writing the 1925 novel, is expressed in ''Dark Laughter''.〔 ''Dark Laughter'' was Anderson's only bestseller during his lifetime, but today he is better known and respected for ''Winesburg, Ohio.'' Out of print since the early 1960s, since the late 20th century the novel has been considered a failure by some critics, including Kim Townsend, the author of a 1985 biography of Anderson.〔Kim Townsend, ''Sherwood Anderson'', 1985〕 Social changes in the use have made more obvious his racist and sexist language and themes. Ernest Hemingway parodied ''Dark Laughter'' in his early short work ''The Torrents of Spring''. Hemingway's novella mocked the pretensions of Anderson's style and characters. Gertrude Stein, his former mentor, objected to the young writer's parody of a writer who had helped him get published, and they had a falling out. The novel was included in ''Life'' Magazine's list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924-1944.〔Canby, Henry Seidel. "The 100 Outstanding Books of 1924 - 1944". ''Life Magazine'', 14 August 1944. Chosen in collaboration with the magazine's editors.〕 ==Bibliography== *Author: Sherwood Anderson *Publisher: Boni & Liveright *Place of publication: New York *Publication year:1925 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dark Laughter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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