Weird/funny facts about writers

[EternalD]

Even though he was born into a wealthy family, Nabokov had to work until he was 60 years old.

[angelbhengu]

Kafka did not finish a single novel.

[Nyasha Gogoma]

Jane Austen wrote all her books anonymously! She was only credited as the author posthumously.

[Michaela Gordoni]

I hear Mark Twain invented suspenders... The bra strap is a new one. I'm wondering if either are true?

[Leonie Vermaak]

Wow what an interesting topic. I've learned quite a bit about some authors today. I unfortunately don't have anything to add.

[Charlienmegan Wehner]

Charles Dickens loved to learn about hypnosis and went to many seminars over the years to learn more!

[human reader]

C.S. Lewis and his brother had only one joint in their thumbs. This made things like throwing, hitting a ball, carpentry, etc. very difficult. As a kid, he was harshly criticized by his peers for this and would cry over the many things he couldn't do that everyone else could.

[Mary Bircher]

Arthur Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes fame believed in fairies (the Tinkerbell variety).

Also, he thought William Mumler was really taking pictures of ghosts! I think if he was around today, he'd be the guy with the crazy hair on Ancient Aliens.

[litcat]

I love that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette

[Annija Marta Meldere]

I don't know how true this is, but I heard that J.R.R. Tolkien loved flowers. People hated going on walks with him, because he'd stop and stare at every tree and flower on the way and each time he stopped to stare it would be for like 20 minutes.

Explains a lot.

[lizylajra]

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) used to write while lying down. He believed it helped him think better.

[Emma Ussel]

Alexandre Dumas was Black! Very few people know about this for some obscure reason, even French people.

[pckidhk]

Salman Rushdie was an avid Super Mario World player and finished the entire game while he was in hiding in the 1990s.