Robertson Davies: Asking an author if their work is autobiographical is like ...
To ask an author who hopes to be a serious writer if his work is autobiographical is like asking a spider where he buys his thread. The spider gets his thread right out of his own guts, and that is where the author gets his writing.
--Robertson Davies
Avec plaisir, Karen! R. Davies is one of my eternal favourites. He also wrote a fair bit about mysticism, spirituality and sainthood; in case you haven't already explored his work, I recommend "The Rebel Angels" if you need a starting point, but by all means explore his entire catalogue. It's incredibly rich.
A major regret of mine is that I never had a chance to meet him in person. I'm grateful, however, that my mother patiently stood in line to have a couple of his books signed for me :) Best Christmas presents EVER!!!
Have a great weekend, Veronika http://cawsican.blogspot.com/
Hi Veronika! Thanks for the recommendation, I was just thinking that I would like to read some more of Davies' work. My favorite so far was The Deptford Trilogy, but I love everything I've read by him.
That was so awesome of your mom, and great xmas gift for you! Thanks for the comment, it was nice to have met you. :)
Avec plaisir, Karen! R. Davies is one of my eternal favourites. He also wrote a fair bit about mysticism, spirituality and sainthood; in case you haven't already explored his work, I recommend "The Rebel Angels" if you need a starting point, but by all means explore his entire catalogue. It's incredibly rich.
ReplyDeleteA major regret of mine is that I never had a chance to meet him in person. I'm grateful, however, that my mother patiently stood in line to have a couple of his books signed for me :) Best Christmas presents EVER!!!
Have a great weekend,
Veronika
http://cawsican.blogspot.com/
Hi Veronika! Thanks for the recommendation, I was just thinking that I would like to read some more of Davies' work. My favorite so far was The Deptford Trilogy, but I love everything I've read by him.
ReplyDeleteThat was so awesome of your mom, and great xmas gift for you! Thanks for the comment, it was nice to have met you. :)