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''Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954, by Jeffrey Cartwright'' is the critically acclaimed〔http://www.ric.edu/faculty/rpotter/millhauser.htm Steven Millhauser by Dr. Russell A. Potter, Rhode Island College〕 debut novel by American author Steven Millhauser, published in 1972 and written in the form of a biography of a fictitious person by a fictitious author.〔''The Library Journal'', 15th Aug 1972〕 It was Millhauser's best known novel until the publication of his Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Martin Dressler'' in 1997,〔 and according to Patrick McGrath writing in ''The New York Times'' it is his best work.〔(Artists and Automatons: Creators and creations of every sort populate Steven Millhauser's fictional world )〕 ''Edwin Mullhouse'' is described by ''Publishers Weekly'' as a 'cult novel'.〔http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-679-76652-0 ''Publishers Weekly'' fiction review〕 ==Plot introduction== Jeffrey Cartwright plays Boswell to Edwin Mullhouse's Johnson,〔 and writes his biography. Edwin is an "eccentric young show-off who fancied himself something of a literary wonder"; 〔 he writes a novel at age ten, but dies mysteriously at age eleven.〔http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Mullhouse-American-1943-1954-Cartwright/dp/0679766529〕 The biography is divided into three parts:〔http://www.curledup.com/edwin.htm〕 #The Early Years: Aug. 1, 1943 – Aug. 1, 1949: The "pre-literate years" in which Cartwright tells of Edwin's birth and childhood in Newfield, Connecticut including time spent in Kindergarten. #The Middle Years: Aug. 2, 1949 – Aug. 1, 1952: The "literate years" when Edwin attends school; his tragic obsession with Rose Dorn featuring prominently. #The Late Years: Aug. 2, 1952 – Aug. 1, 1954: The "literary years" cover the writing of Edwin's novel ''Cartoons'' and his untimely death. 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「Edwin Mullhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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