John Updike: Tedious Suburbanite or Literary Great?
At age fifty he viewed himself, after publication of two books of nonfiction, one on the war, the other a personal account of the Irish troubles, plus the short story collection and innumerable articles for national magazines, as a conundrum, a man unable to define his commitment or understand the secret of his own navel, a literary gnome. He serio
... See moreWilliam Kennedy • Billy Phelan's Greatest Game
rereading a book can often be a more significant, dramatic, and, yes, new experience than encountering an unfamiliar work.
Alan Jacobs • The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
However, Kafka clearly cared about what other people thought of his work because he believed it was terrible and feared that others would also think so. This is why he destroyed 90% of everything he ever wrote (imagine how much "select all + backspace" he would have used on Google Docs).
He did not necessarily seek fame, but he wanted his writing to... See more
He did not necessarily seek fame, but he wanted his writing to... See more