Henry James

American and British writer (1843–1916)

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Lived 1843–1916, aged 73United States

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1843–1916
Aged 73

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Henry James bridged realism and modernism across dozens of novels, moving between America and Europe while his brother William became the era's defining psychologist. Psychological depth in fiction is basically his legacy.

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Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.

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