James Branch Cabell

James Branch CabellAmerican novelist, best known for his Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice (New York: Robert M. McBride, 1919), whose eponymous character's racy adventures brought the book to the attention of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and its secretary, John S. Sumner. Banned, the book became notoriously famous and, after being acquitted in its 1922 obscenity trial, became a best-seller. William Brockman詹姆斯·布兰奇·卡贝尔（James Branch Cabell）是美国小说家，其最负盛名的作品为《尤尔根：正义喜剧》（Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice，纽约：Robert M. McBride，1919年）。该书同名主人公的露骨冒险经历，引起了纽约抑制低俗协会（New York Society for the Suppression of Vice）及其秘书约翰·S·萨姆纳（John S. Sumner）的注意。此书虽遭封禁，却臭名远扬；在1922年的淫秽审判中被判无罪后，更一跃成为畅销书。本文作者：威廉·布罗克曼（William Brockman）