他出生在美国一个普通家庭,父亲勉强供他念到大学。毕业后,他在一家杂志社谋到一份差事,并开始在报刊上发表文章。此时,他雄心勃勃,想要成就一番大事业。几年过去了,他发表了不少文章,但仍然没有成名。他认为整天写豆腐块没出息,于是考虑写长篇小说。28岁那年,他终于写出了一部长篇,但作品出版后反应平平,既没有赚到钱,也没有获得期望中的名声。他的心一下子沉下去,开始怀疑自己的能力。 He was born in an ordinary family in the United States, and his father reluctantly offered him to go to college. After graduating, he found a job in a magazine company and began publishing articles in the press. At this point, he is ambitious and wants to accomplish something big. A few years later, he published a lot of articles, but he still did not become famous. He believes that writing tofu blocks all day is good, so he considers writing novels. At the age of 28, he finally wrote a full-length article, but after the publication of the work, the response was flat. He did not make any money, nor did he obtain the reputation he had expected. His heart suddenly sank and began to doubt his own ability.