发现关于书籍和写作的有趣内容
Publishers begged Hemingway's estate for a sequel to his famous six-word story. After decades of searching through his archives, scholars found a note that read: 'Wrote sequel. Too long. Deleted five words.' Attached was a single sheet of paper containing just one word: 'Sold.' Literary critics have since written 47,000 pages of analysis debating whether it refers to the shoes, the author's soul, or simply his bar tab.
Franz Kafka once submitted a bug report to his publisher. It simply read: 'One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. This is not a metaphor. Please send an exterminator.' The publisher responded: 'We've categorized this as a feature, not a bug. It really captures the human condition.' Kafka muttered, 'This is exactly what I was afraid of.'
Fyodor Dostoevsky was once asked why his novels were so incredibly long. He stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied: 'I was paid by the word, and I had gambling debts. Do you know how many synonyms exist for existential despair? I found every single one.'
Charles Dickens was famously paid by the word. Legend has it that his accountant once questioned a manuscript: 'Mr. Dickens, did the character really need to walk through SEVENTEEN different neighborhoods to reach his destination?' Dickens replied, 'My dear sir, he was lost. And at sixpence per word, I sincerely hope he remains lost for at least three more chapters.'
Publishers begged Hemingway's estate for a sequel to his famous six-word story. After decades of searching through his archives, scholars found a note that read: 'Wrote sequel. Too long. Deleted five words.' Attached was a single sheet of paper containing just one word: 'Sold.' Literary critics have since written 47,000 pages of analysis debating whether it refers to the shoes, the author's soul, or simply his bar tab.
Franz Kafka once submitted a bug report to his publisher. It simply read: 'One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. This is not a metaphor. Please send an exterminator.' The publisher responded: 'We've categorized this as a feature, not a bug. It really captures the human condition.' Kafka muttered, 'This is exactly what I was afraid of.'
Fyodor Dostoevsky was once asked why his novels were so incredibly long. He stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied: 'I was paid by the word, and I had gambling debts. Do you know how many synonyms exist for existential despair? I found every single one.'
Charles Dickens was famously paid by the word. Legend has it that his accountant once questioned a manuscript: 'Mr. Dickens, did the character really need to walk through SEVENTEEN different neighborhoods to reach his destination?' Dickens replied, 'My dear sir, he was lost. And at sixpence per word, I sincerely hope he remains lost for at least three more chapters.'
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