I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

  • -- Irwin Shaw 欧文·肖

当评论家说我是通俗小说的大师时,我感到畏缩。什么是不受欢迎的小说?

相关名言

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.

好的批判性写作是通过对主题的感知和评价来衡量的;由于必须保持批评家的专业地位,写不好的批评文章。

I write to be a part of something - a world made up of words and ideas, which are sometimes painfully criticized, gratefully loved and can never be destroyed.

我写作是为了成为某个东西的一部分——一个由词语和思想组成的世界,这些词语和思想有时会受到痛苦的批评,但有时会受到感激的爱,而且永远不会被摧毁。