I received a link to an interesting article about 10 Greatest Writers who Became Famous After Death. What an interesting topic! I’ve often thought about the people who became well-known as artists after they died. However, I hadn’t thought extensively about people who didn’t receive a lot of writing fame until after they had passed away.
If I had to think about it, only one of the names on the list would have come to mind. That name is Anne Frank. Her diary is so incredibly famous, as both a piece of writing and as a piece of history. Of course, it wasn’t something that she was famous for during her young lifetime.
Other names on the list became more obvious to me once I thought about them. Sylvia Plath is a good example. She is so widely known now for her poetry. Even people who don’t know a lot of poetry know her name. And yet, during her lifetime, she didn’t make nearly such a mark even though she was a published poet.
And then there are some folks on the list that I hadn’t even heard of before. I’m curious to check out their writing now since I don’t know them yet.
Can you think of any other writers who became famous post-humously?
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March 5th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I think maybe Christopher Isherwood, he wrote the story behind “Cabaret” and also the short story behind the recent film “A Single Man,” with Colin Firth. Pretty sure he became famous after that.
March 19th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Interesting article. I only knew of half of the ten mentioned and only read works from less than half of those I know.
December 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
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