June 4, 2004

Question for fun Part 1

There are many authors out there who just wrote one book. And sometimes that one book is an absolute knock-out. Like: a knock-out beyond belief.

And either that author did not follow up on the promise of the first book, and their other books are not as good - OR - they never wrote another book again.

Anyone have anything to say about that?

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird comes to mind. I mean, if you're only gonna write one damn book, then you might as well write To Kill a Mockingbird!!!

Posted by sheila
Comments

JOhn Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces. He commited suicide because he couldn't get the book published, but his mother got it into print after he died. It's a great, funny book.

Posted by: Liz at June 4, 2004 5:26 PM

Margaret Mitchell - "Gone With The Wind"

Posted by: Harrison at June 4, 2004 10:56 PM

I haven't read it, but I've seen Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man cited as exactly that kind of achievement.

Yep, still awake.

Posted by: Michael at June 5, 2004 5:09 AM

Oh, one of my favorite books ever: Ordinary People.

Posted by: Michael at June 5, 2004 5:11 AM