Sax Rohmer (1883–1959)
Auteur de Le mystérieux docteur Fu Manchu
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.
Séries
Œuvres de Sax Rohmer
Le masque de Fu-Manchu (Si-Fan Mistery) - traduit de l'anglais par Henri Thies (1932) 240 exemplaires
The Hand of Fu Manchu, the Return of Dr. Fu Manchu, the Yellow Claw, Dope: 4 Complete Classics by Sax Rohmer (1983) 58 exemplaires
Tales of East and West : Thirteen Little Masterpieces of Death and Fear and Terror (1932) 15 exemplaires
British Mystery Megapack Volume 4: The Secret Adversary, Tales of Chinatown, At The Villa Rose, Egyptian Cigarette, A… (2014) 11 exemplaires
The Sax Rohmer Collection: 15 Novels and Short Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) (2010) 11 exemplaires
Delphi Collected Works of Sax Rohmer US (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Seven Book 11) (2016) 7 exemplaires
Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy: The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu & The Hand of Fu Manchu (2018) 5 exemplaires
The Sax Rohmer Collection: 56 Novels and Short Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) 3 exemplaires
The Dr. Fu Manchu (A Supervillain Trilogy): The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu & The Hand of Fu… (2019) 3 exemplaires
The Fu Manch Omnibus 5 Volumes Set (VOLUME 1: THE MYSTERY OF FU MANCHU, THE DEVIL DOCTOR, THE SIFAN MYSTERIES VOLUME 2; 3 exemplaires
The Bat Flys Low 2 exemplaires
The Yellow Claw / The Golden Scorpion (Gaston Max Mysteries: Stark House Mystery Classics) (2015) 2 exemplaires
The Zayat Kiss 2 exemplaires
Lure Of Souls 2 exemplaires
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu 2 exemplaires
Sax Rohmer's the castle of Fu Manchu 2 exemplaires
DAUGHTER OF DR. FU-MANCHU 1 exemplaire
Keltaiset varjot 1 exemplaire
Rare Antique Day The World Ended Sax Rohmer Mystery 1st Edition Crime First Printing Novel 1 exemplaire
The Headless Mummies [Moris Klaw] 1 exemplaire
The Secret Of Ismail 1 exemplaire
The Golden Scorpion 1920 [Leather Bound] 1 exemplaire
1: Nue sous son vison: les esclaves de Sumuru 1 exemplaire
The Methods of Moris Klaw 1 exemplaire
The Yellow Claw Annotated 1 exemplaire
The Sins of Séverac Bablon annotated 1 exemplaire
The Orchard of Tears Illustrated 1 exemplaire
2: La déesse du feu: le retour de Sumuru 1 exemplaire
Rare Antique Sax Rohmer / She Who Sleeps / A.L. Burt Reprint, 1928 [Hardcover] Sax Rohmer 1 exemplaire
The Yellow Claw & The Golden Scorpion: Detective Gaston Max and Inspector Dunbar Mysteries (2 Books in One Edition) (2019) 1 exemplaire
Eldtungan 1 exemplaire
tohtori Fu-Manchu kauhujen mies 1 exemplaire
Omnibusbogen — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Case of the Haunting of Grange [Moris Klaw] 1 exemplaire
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu illustrated 1 exemplaire
La Colère de Fu-Manchu 1 exemplaire
La piste de Fu Manchu: Le Président Fu Manchu 1 exemplaire
7: Fu Manchu empereur 1 exemplaire
The Golden Scorpion & The Yellow Claw 1 exemplaire
Dope. by Sax Rohmer [pseud.] 1 exemplaire
Yu'an Hee See Laugh ( The Orient Edition) 1 exemplaire
Det hemlighetsfulla Egypten : noveller 1 exemplaire
The Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room 1 exemplaire
Five Pulps: A Sax Rohmer Supernatural Mystery Collection (Five thrilling novels in one volume!) (2011) 1 exemplaire
The Mystery Of The Marsh Hole 1 exemplaire
For Love Of Mistress Mary 1 exemplaire
Brother Wing Commanders 1 exemplaire
The Eyes Of Fu Manchu 1 exemplaire
The Owl Hoots Twice 1 exemplaire
Egyptian Nights 1 exemplaire
The Hand of the Mandarin Quong 1 exemplaire
Lord of the Jackals 1 exemplaire
Brood of the Witch Queen and Other Stories by Sax Rohmer (Five thrilling novels in one volume!) (2009) 1 exemplaire
Pomegranate Flower 1 exemplaire
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 exemplaire
Fu Manchus mask 1 exemplaire
Harûn Pasha 1 exemplaire
El misterio del Dr. Fu-Man-Chú 1 exemplaire
Fu Manchu 2 Volumes: The Insidious Doctor Fu-Manchu & The Return Of Dr. Fu-Manchu (1961) 1 exemplaire
The Turquoise Necklace 1 exemplaire
Fu Manchu 1 exemplaire
The Master of Hollow Grange 1 exemplaire
The Riddle of Ragstaff 1 exemplaire
The Blue Monkey 1 exemplaire
The Valley of the Just 1 exemplaire
The First Sax Rohmer Omnibus: Fire-Tongue 1 exemplaire
Bazarada 1 exemplaire
Kejsaren av Amerika 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Victorian Tales of Mystery and Detection: An Oxford Anthology (1991) — Contributeur — 171 exemplaires
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2017) — Contributeur — 103 exemplaires
Science fiction by the rivals of H.G. Wells: Thirty stories and a complete novel (1979) — Contributeur — 63 exemplaires
Murder Impossible: An Extravaganza of Miraculous Murders Fantastic Felonies & Incredible Criminals (1990) — Contributeur — 31 exemplaires
The Weiser Book of Occult Detectives: 13 Stories of Supernatural Sleuthing (2017) — Contributeur — 22 exemplaires
A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1974) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Contributeur; Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
The People of the Pit and Other Early Horrors from the Munset Pulps (2010) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Fantastiske fortellinger — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Botanica Delira: More Stories of Strange, Undiscovered, and Murderous Vegetation (2010) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction… (2008) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Cats of Shadow, Claws of Darkness: Stories of Were-Cats, Ghost Cats, and Other Supernatural Felines (2012) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
My Most Exciting Story: A Collection of Stories Chosen by Their Own Authors (1936) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Rohmer, Sax
- Nom légal
- Ward, Arthur Henry (born)
Ward, Arthur Henry Sarsfield (adopted this name) - Autres noms
- Rohmer, Sax
Furey, Michael - Date de naissance
- 1883-02-15
- Date de décès
- 1959-06-01
- Lieu de sépulture
- Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Pays (pour la carte)
- England, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
White Plains, New York, USA - Professions
- magazine writer
novelist
bank clerk
errand boy
journalist - Relations
- Rohmer, Elizabeth Sax (wife)
- Courte biographie
- 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. - Notice de désambigüisation
- Rohmer was born Arthur Henry Ward. He later added Sarsfield to his name.
Membres
Discussions
THE DEEP ONES: "Tchériapin" by Sax Rohmer à The Weird Tradition (Février 2014)
Sax Rohmer à The Weird Tradition (Juin 2013)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 187
- Aussi par
- 52
- Membres
- 5,508
- Popularité
- #4,530
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 78
- ISBN
- 800
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 19