International Journal of English Literature and Culture
 

International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 3(9), pp. 254-261, September, 2015

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2015.076

Review Paper

Heart Laid Bare: The Role of Authors’ Personal Experiences in the Success of Their Books

Rayyan Dabbous

French Protestant College, Beirut, Lebanon. Email: rayyandabbous@hotmail.com.

Accepted 21 September 2015

The growing number of aspiring authors, in parallel with the unbending selective attitude of publishing houses, has invited bestselling writers, editors at literary magazines and even users of online forums to share tips and advice with publishing hopefuls. In this context, this paper sought to guide potential authors with a more scientific method, which relied on an extensive literature review and a dialectical approach to research. The study examined the different variables that contributed to the success of books and found that an author’s personal experiences played a pivotal role in writing. Particularly, the main focus of the investigation was the reception of irreconcilable literary movements that have risen throughout time and the paper found that successful books in contemporary history were the offspring of such ancestral influences.

Keywords: autobiography, art for art’s sake, literary movements, personal experiences, author’s guide
 

Cite This Article As: Dabbous R (2015). Heart Laid Bare: The Role of Authors’ Personal Experiences in the Success of Their Books. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 3(9): 254-261

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