It's the anthology of O. Henry's short stories. Each story had an unpredictable ending and I was surprised at each ending. I knew only the name of O.Henry before and read some of his stories. In the opening of this book there was his autobiography. It was completely different from what I expected from the style of his writings.
He committed a crime, flew the country, came back to the US and was arrested and taken into custody. Did he thrive on such experiences of adversity?
13: The Last Leaf and Other Stories (MMR2+: Macmillan Readers Beginner Classics) (9900 words/ 60139words in total)
(Vocabulary)
anthology (物語・歌などの) 選集, アンソロジー
thrive on sth ＜逆境など＞をばねにする, の中でうまくやる
Some people thrive on pressure. プレッシャーをばねにうまくやる人もいる．
adversity 逆境, 不運
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