Books That Changed America 改變美國的書,彭哥譯,台北:純文學,1971
John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939)
Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation, but "The Grapes of Wrath" did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants during the Great Depression ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962, the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award.
Few novels can claim that their message led to actual legislation, but "The Grapes of Wrath" did just that. Its story of the travails of Oklahoma migrants during the Great Depression ignited a movement in Congress to pass laws benefiting farmworkers. When Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in 1962, the committee specifically cited this novel as one of the main reasons for the award.
“John Steinbeck’s 6 pointers” 是美國諾貝爾文學獎得主約翰·史坦貝克 (John Steinbeck) 於 1962 年在一封給朋友的信件中所分享的 6 個核心寫作建議。 [1]
1. 忘掉「完工」這件事 (Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish)
2. 自由且快速地寫下初稿 (Write freely and as rapidly as possible)
3. 忘掉大眾,只為「某一個人」而寫 (Forget your generalized audience)
4. 遇到寫不出的坎,先跳過去 (Bypass difficult scenes and return to them later)
5. 警惕那些你過於鍾愛的場景 (Beware of scenes that become too dear)
6. 大聲把對話讀出來 (Say dialogue aloud while writing it)
如果你正在進行一項長期的創作計畫,可以試著運用這些方法來克服卡關的瓶頸。想了解更多細節,您可以告訴我:
- 您目前是否正在參與 特定類型的寫作(如小說、劇本、論文)?
- 您在創作過程中最常卡在哪個 具體的瓶頸(如動筆困難、不知如何收尾)
Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1940)
Ernest Hemingway’s novel about the horrors of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) depicts war not as glorious but disillusioning. Hemingway used his experiences as a reporter during the war as the background for his best-selling novel, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and became a literary triumph. Based on his achievement in this and other noted works, he received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.
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