Daniel Defoe
/ˌdænjəl dəˈfəʊ/
/ˌdænjəl dəˈfəʊ/
- (1660-1731) an English writer who is considered to be the first English writer of novels. His most famous novel, Robinson Crusoe (1719), was followed by Moll Flanders (1722), A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) set during the Great Plague of London, and Roxana (1724). For most of his life Defoe worked as a political journalist, and he did not begin writing his novels until he was nearly 60.
丹尼尔·笛福(Daniel Defoe):(1660-1731)一位英国作家,被认为是第一位小说的英语作家。他最著名的小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》(1719年),其次是《摩尔弗兰德斯》(1722年),《伦敦大瘟疫》中的《鼠疫年日记》(1722年)和《罗莎娜》(1724年)。笛福一生中一直担任政治记者,直到60岁时他才开始写小说。