Harold Pinter
/ˌhærəld ˈpɪntə(r)/
/ˌhærəld ˈpɪntər/
- (1930-2008) an English writer of plays who had a major influence on modern British theatre. His characters were often ordinary, unimportant people who found it difficult to communicate properly with each other, and his plays combined humour with an atmosphere of danger and unhappiness. The word Pinteresque is sometimes used to describe these qualities. Pinter's best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1958), The Caretaker (1960), The Homecoming (1965), Old Times (1971), No Man's Land (1975) and Betrayal (1978). He also wrote many film scripts, including those for The Go-Between (1969), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1982) and The Comfort of Strangers (1983). Pinter also worked as an actor and director and was a campaigner against war and human rights abuses. He was given the Nobel Prize for literature in 2005.
哈罗德·品特（Harold Pinter）：（ 1930-2008年），英语戏剧作家，对现代英国戏剧有重大影响。他的角色通常是普通的，无关紧要的人，彼此之间很难进行适当的交流，而且他的戏剧将幽默与危险和不快乐的气氛结合在一起。品特式（Pinteresque）一词有时用于描述这些品质。品特（Pinter）最著名的戏剧包括生日派对（1958），看守者（1960），归乡（1965），旧时代（1971），无人区（1975）和背叛（1978）。他还写了许多电影剧本，包括《围墙之间》（1969），《法国中尉的女人》（1982）和《陌生人的安慰》（1983）。品特还担任演员和导演，并且是反对战争和侵犯人权的运动家。他于2005年获得诺贝尔文学奖。