Sax Rohmer (1883–1959)
Autor de The Insidious Doctor Fu-Manchu
Sobre El Autor
Sax Rohmer was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he adopted the name Sarsfield, the name of a famous Irish general admired by Rohmer's mother. He married Rose Elizabeth Knox in 1909 and, at his wife's insistence, began using the name Sax Rohmer for his fiction, eventually mostrar más employing the pseudonym as his actual name. Rohmer was basically a self-taught scholar. He started writing as a journalist; his beat was the Limehouse underworld in London. Rohmer had a difficult time breaking into the professional fiction markets, but once he did, he became a household name for exotic adventure both in England and in America. Although his writing brought Rohmer success and money, he was never much of a businessman, and most of his wealth was squandered because of his extravagance and through financial mismanagement. Rohmer eventually moved to New York City. One of Rohmer's great intellectual interests was the occult and supernatural, and these elements frequently appeared as motifs in his fiction. His most famous creation was the evil oriental mastermind, Dr. Fu Manchu, first presented in the novel The Mystery of Fu Manchu in 1913 (later retitled The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu for its American publication, also in 1913). Most espionage or adventure fiction exploits the social paranoias of its time, and Rohmer himself effectively tapped the Westerner's fear of the stereotyped "yellow peril" threat---the negatively perceived belief that Orientals will conquer the world. The Fu Manchu adventures were patterned, in part, after Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. Rohmer's protagonists in these adventures, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his companion Dr. Petrie, look very much like Doyle's Holmes and Watson, but, whereas Doyle centered his narratives on the heroes and specifically on the elaborate process of detection, Rohmer focused his attention on the villain and on slam-bang action. Fu Manchu was a master of both Western science and Eastern mysticism, and his efforts at world domination caused no end of problems for Smith and Petrie. In Fu Manchu, Rohmer had created the most famous villain in popular fiction (although Rohmer maintained that Fu Manchu was based on an actual Limehouse criminal). Despite Rohmer's use of outrageous racial stereotyping, many of his novels hold up well today and provide superior examples of how to create narrative pacing and suspense. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.
Series
Obras de Sax Rohmer
The Hand of Fu Manchu, the Return of Dr. Fu Manchu, the Yellow Claw, Dope: 4 Complete Classics by Sax Rohmer (1983) 59 copias
British Mystery Megapack Volume 4: The Secret Adversary, Tales of Chinatown, At The Villa Rose, Egyptian Cigarette, A… (2014) 11 copias
The Sax Rohmer Collection: 15 Novels and Short Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 11 copias
Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy: The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu & The Hand of Fu Manchu (2018) 5 copias
The Dr. Fu Manchu (A Supervillain Trilogy): The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu & The Hand of Fu… (2019) 3 copias
The Yellow Claw / The Golden Scorpion (Gaston Max Mysteries: Stark House Mystery Classics) (2015) 2 copias
The Zayat Kiss 2 copias
The Bat Flys Low 2 copias
Lure Of Souls 2 copias
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu 2 copias
DAUGHTER OF DR. FU-MANCHU 1 copia
Keltaiset varjot 1 copia
The Secret Of Ismail 1 copia
The Methods of Moris Klaw 1 copia
The Yellow Claw Annotated 1 copia
The Orchard of Tears Illustrated 1 copia
Eldtungan 1 copia
tohtori Fu-Manchu kauhujen mies 1 copia
Omnibusbogen — Autor — 1 copia
Împăratul Americii 1 copia
La Colère de Fu-Manchu 1 copia
7: Fu Manchu empereur 1 copia
Dope. by Sax Rohmer [pseud.] 1 copia
Five Pulps: A Sax Rohmer Supernatural Mystery Collection (Five thrilling novels in one volume!) (2011) 1 copia
The Mystery Of The Marsh Hole 1 copia
For Love Of Mistress Mary 1 copia
Brother Wing Commanders 1 copia
The Eyes Of Fu Manchu 1 copia
The Owl Hoots Twice 1 copia
Egyptian Nights 1 copia
The Hand of the Mandarin Quong 1 copia
Lord of the Jackals 1 copia
Brood of the Witch Queen and Other Stories by Sax Rohmer (Five thrilling novels in one volume!) (2009) 1 copia
Pomegranate Flower 1 copia
The Haunting of Low Fennel The Haunting of Low Fennel-The Valley of the Just-The Blue Monkey-The Riddle of Ragstaff-The… (2012) 1 copia
Fu Manchus mask 1 copia
Harûn Pasha 1 copia
El misterio del Dr. Fu-Man-Chú 1 copia
The Turquoise Necklace 1 copia
Fu Manchu 1 copia
The Master of Hollow Grange 1 copia
The Riddle of Ragstaff 1 copia
The Blue Monkey 1 copia
The Valley of the Just 1 copia
Bazarada 1 copia
Kejsaren av Amerika 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2017) — Contribuidor — 105 copias
Science fiction by the rivals of H.G. Wells: Thirty stories and a complete novel (1979) — Contribuidor — 63 copias
Murder Impossible: An Extravaganza of Miraculous Murders Fantastic Felonies & Incredible Criminals (1990) — Contribuidor — 31 copias
The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives: 13 Stories of Supernatural Sleuthing (2017) — Contribuidor — 23 copias
A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1974) — Contribuidor — 14 copias
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Contribuidor; Contribuidor — 5 copias
The People of the Pit and Other Early Horrors from the Munset Pulps (2010) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Fantastiske fortellinger — Contribuidor — 3 copias
Botanica Delira: More Stories of Strange, Undiscovered, and Murderous Vegetation (2010) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Cats of Shadow, Claws of Darkness: Stories of Were-Cats, Ghost Cats, and Other Supernatural Felines (2012) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction… (2008) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
My Most Exciting Story: A Collection of Stories Chosen by Their Own Authors (1936) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Rohmer, Sax
- Nombre legal
- Ward, Arthur Henry (born)
Ward, Arthur Henry Sarsfield (adopted this name) - Otros nombres
- Rohmer, Sax
Furey, Michael - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1883-02-15
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1959-06-01
- Lugar de sepultura
- Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- London, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- New York, New York, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
White Plains, New York, USA - Ocupaciones
- magazine writer
novelist
bank clerk
errand boy
journalist - Relaciones
- Rohmer, Elizabeth Sax (wife)
- Biografía breve
- Sax Rohmer was born in Birmingham of Irish parents, William Ward and Margaret Mary (Furey) Ward. He received no formal schooling until he was nine or ten years old, but his father taught his son to read.
After finishing his schooling, Rohmer worked at numerous odd jobs. At the age of 20 he began his writing career with THE MYSTERIOUS MUMMY, which appeared in Pearson's Weekly in 1903. In 1909 he married Rose Elizabeth Knox, whose father had been a well-known comedian.
During the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely read magazine writers in the English language. After World War 2 the Rohmers moved to New York City, where he continued writing. - Aviso de desambiguación
- Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.
Miembros
Debates
THE DEEP ONES: "Tchériapin" by Sax Rohmer en The Weird Tradition (Febrero 2014)
Sax Rohmer en The Weird Tradition (junio 2013)
Reseñas
El diabólico Fu-Manchú por Sax Rohmer
El anciano Fu Manchu está tratando de fabricar la poción de la eterna juventud que le permitirá dominar el mundo. Tiene que conseguir todos los ingredientes, entre los que se encuentra un valiosísimo diamante. Para ello pondrá en funcionamiento una red criminal, encargada de robar la joya. El detective Nayland Smith seguirá sus pasos...
Tres novelas de Fu-Manchú: El misterio de Fú-Manchú; El doctor diabólico; La máscara de Fú-Manchú
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- Obras
- 186
- También por
- 53
- Miembros
- 5,529
- Popularidad
- #4,507
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 78
- ISBNs
- 800
- Idiomas
- 11
- Favorito
- 19
