对作家研究的忽视是造成文学边缘化的原因之一。在对理查德.鲍尔斯等十位美国当代作家访谈的基础上,借鉴人类学田野调查和口述史的研究方法,本文全面总结并深入分析了当代美国作家的成长经历、教育背景和写作环境等。美国作家大部分在早期都有机会接受写作指导,并且有过丰富的人生历练。青年作家大多是科班出身,获得过文学创作专业学位,成名作家在大学任教者居多。写作环境便利开放,和同行交流机会良多。对美国作家写作状况的研究可以打通创作实践和理论研究的隔膜,在作家写作与文学研究之间架起一座桥梁,促成文学爱好者、文学创作者和文学研究者共同关注文学的生成和意义。 Neglecting the study of writers is one of the reasons for the marginalization of literature. Based on interviews with Richard Bowers and other ten American contemporary writers, this dissertation summarizes and analyzes in depth the growth experiences, educational background and writing of contemporary American writers on the basis of anthropological fieldwork and oral history research methods. Environment and so on. Most of the American writers had the opportunity to receive writing instruction in the early stages and had rich life experiences. Most of the young writers are graduates of science classes and majoring in literary creation. Most famous writers are mostly faculty members in universities. The writing environment is convenient and open, and opportunities for exchange with peers are numerous. The research on the writing status of American writers can open up the diaphragm of creative practice and theoretical research and set up a bridge between writers’ writing and literary studies. This helps writers of literature, literary creators and literary researchers pay attention to the generation and significance of literature.