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Hyman Kaplan, or H *Y *M *A *N K *A *P *L *A *N as he habitually signs himself, is a fictional character in a series of well-received, humorous stories by Leo Rosten, published under the pseudonym "Leonard Q. Ross" in ''The New Yorker'' in the 1930s and later collected in two books, ''The Education of H *Y *M *A *N K *A *P *L *A *N'' and ''The Return of H *Y *M *A *N K *A *P *L *A *N''.〔 〕 Rosten noted that he was frequently asked if Mr Kaplan was his alter ego, and that he often felt it was the other way around. The first collection (''Education'', 1937) was a "close second" for one U.S. National Book Award in 1938.〔 Staff (March 2, 1938), "Booksellers Give Prize to 'Citadel': Cronin's Work About Doctors Their Favorite--'Mme. Curie' Gets Non-Fiction Award TWO OTHERS WIN HONORS Fadiman Is 'Not Interested' in What Pulitzer Committee Thinks of Selections", ''The New York Times'', p. 14〕〔 For 1937 the American Booksellers Association gave awards in four categories, of which ''Hyman Kaplan'' may have been a contender for the Fiction, the Bookseller Discovery, or the Most Original Book, most likely the latter (not the Nonfiction award). Next-day coverage by ''The New York Times'' named the four Awards and their winners first, of course, and later named the four "close seconds" in order that cannot match. The Most Original Book and ''The Education of Hyman Kaplan'' were both fourth on their respective lists.〕 The second collection (''Return'', 1959) was one of eighteen National Book Award for Fiction finalists in 1960.〔("National Book Awards – 1960" ). NBF. Retrieved 2012-04-05.〕 Rosten rewrote the two books as one, with many changes, published as ''O K *A *P *L *A *N! My K *A *P *L *A *N!'' in 1976. The books were adapted as a musical play produced in 1968, namely ''The Education of H *Y *M *A *N K *A *P *L *A *N''.〔 (Internet Broadway Database )〕 ==Hyman Kaplan== Mr Kaplan is an immigrant and a pupil at a New York night class in English. He is extremely diligent and enthusiastic, but seems completely incapable of learning: the teacher, Mr Parkhill, is eventually driven to conclude that, although Mr Kaplan admits that English has rules - "good rules, sensible rules" - he is quite unable to admit that the rules apply to ''him.'' (In ''The Return of H *Y *M *A *N K *A *P *L *A *N'', Kaplan's English pronunciation has improved substantially between semesters.) Mr Kaplan is extroverted and highly assertive, particularly when his moral sense has been outraged by some perceived injustice in class or in American history, and he frequently gets into noisy disagreements with other members of the class. Mr Kaplan usually signs his name in colored crayon with green stars between red letters outlined in blue.〔 〕 In the last story of all, "Mr K *A *P *L *A *N the Eumoirous", he signs a note to his teacher simply "Hyman Kaplan", but addresses it to "Mr P *A *R *K *H *I *L *L". Mr Parkhill wonders if he will ever again be so honored. Mr Kaplan was born in Kiev, has lived in America for fifteen years, and claims (on Columbus Day) that his birthday is October 12. From his pronunciation of English (the characters' various idioms are a major source of the stories' humor), it appears that Mr Kaplan's native language is Yiddish. This would seem to be confirmed when Kaplan calls flowers "bloomers", and a fellow student reminds him not to mix up two languages, leading the teacher to reflect that Mr Kaplan's native language refers to flowers as ''blumen''. 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「Hyman Kaplan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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