More than a few authors had to fight disease, psychological conditions, the death of loved ones, and, in spite it all, they kept writing and working on their books.
Here’s a list of some of the most “tragic” of writers.
John Clare
He wrote even though he had to battle poverty and psychiatric conditions. Also, he outlived five of his children.
N.V. Gogol
He destroyed the manuscript for the second part of Dead Souls, decided to fast in order to cleanse his soul of sins, and starved himself to death.
D.H. Lawrence
A lot of drama surrounded his person and his writings during his lifetimes. He shocked when he married the sister of the notorious Red Baron. Because of his opinions, he was censored, persecuted, and hated for more than half of his life. At the time of his death, he was considered as one who had made a mockery out of his talent.
Mark Twain
His daughter died when she was only 24 years old.
Virginia Woolf
Considered today to have been a manic-depressive, a condition little understood during her life, Virginia Woolf drowned herself by filling her overcoat pockets with stones and walking into a river near her home.
Many people in the creative fields have led tragic lives. Unfortunate, really.
Indeed.
Thank you!!! I love books and writers. Very inspiring to give courage.
I believe you have to have some drama in your life to be able to write about it.
Unfortunately, madness follows the creatives. It takes years and support team’s to notice and to help those who are affected.
This is a really interesting thing to blog about. Bravo!