William Makepeace Thackeray (/ ˈθækəri / THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by ...

William Makepeace Thackeray ... William Makepeace Thackeray (d. 18 Temmuz 1811, Kalküta, Hindistan – ö. 24 Aralık 1863) İngiliz yazar, gazeteci ve karikatürcü. 1811 yılında Kalküta 'da doğdu. Ailesi tarafından erken yaşlarda okul için İngiltere'ye gönderildi. Orada pek çok okul değiştirir. Charterhouse School'u bitirir.

Gurur Dünyası İMGE KİTABEVİ YAYINLARI William M. Thackeray Yayın Tarihi: 11.08.2006

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist whose reputation rests chiefly on Vanity Fair (1847–48), a novel of the Napoleonic period in England, and The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852), set in the early 18th century.

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Thackeray, İstanbul’da Ayasofya, Sultanahmet Camii ve Galata gibi o dönemin hem kültürel hem de tarihsel zenginliklerini ziyaret edip Türk topraklarındaki seyahat notlarını sonlandırdı.

Thackeray is a 2019 Indian biographical film written and directed by Abhijit Panse and made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. The film follows the life of Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena.

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Thackeray made enduring friendships during his trip, most significantly with the Baxter family of New York. The eldest daughter, Sally, enchanted the novelist--as a number of vibrant, intelligent, beautiful young women had done before her--and she became the model for Ethel Newcome.

Thackeray’s high reputation as a novelist continued unchallenged to the end of the 19th century but then began to decline. Vanity Fair is still his most interesting and readable work and has retained its place among the great historical novels in the English language.