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1843–1916
A master of psychological fiction, this American-born writer created subtle, suspenseful stories about love, money, power, and the hidden motives people rarely say out loud. His novels and tales still feel fresh for the way they capture moral ambiguity and the tension between America and Europe.

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Born in New York City in 1843, Henry James grew up in an intellectually lively family and spent much of his youth traveling between the United States and Europe. That international upbringing shaped his fiction, which often explores the contrast between American innocence and European experience.
James became one of the most important novelists and story writers of his era, known for works such as The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His writing is celebrated for its close attention to consciousness, motive, and social nuance, helping bridge the worlds of literary realism and modernism.
He settled in England for much of his adult life and became a British citizen in 1915, the year before his death in London in 1916. Over a long career, he wrote novels, short stories, criticism, travel writing, plays, and autobiography, leaving behind a body of work that continues to reward careful listening and rereading.