普拉格曼是美国一位非常著名的小说家,但在那个博士满街走的国度,他连高中也没有念完。在他的长篇小说授奖典礼上,有位记者问道:你毕业成功最关键的转折点在何时何地?大家估计,他可能会回答是童年时母亲的教育,或者少年时某个老师特别的栽培,因为这样的回答太普遍了,也似乎最能跟写作挂上钩。然而,出乎意料的是,普拉格曼却这样回答:是二战期间在海军服役的那段生活。他接着回忆道: Pragerman is a very famous novelist in the United States, but he did not even finish high school in the country where Dr took the street. At one of his novel awards ceremony, one reporter asked: Where is the most critical turning point in your graduation success? It is estimated that he may reply that he was a mother during childhood, or that a teenager’s special teacher Cultivation, because such an answer is too common, but also seems to be the most linked to writing. Unexpectedly, however, Pragerman replied: It was the period of service of the Navy during World War II. He then recalled: