The Summer of the Swans

图书标准信息

• 作者 Betsy Byars 著；Ted Coconis 绘
• 出版社 Puffin
• 出版时间 1981-07
• ISBN 9780140314205
• 定价 44.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 144页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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【作者简介】

BetsyByarsbeganherwritingcareerratherlateinlife."Inallofmyschoolyears,...notonesingleteachereversaidtome,'Perhapsyoushouldconsiderbecomingawriter,'"Byarsrecalls."Anyway,Ididn'twanttobeawriter.Writingseemedboring.Yousatinaroomalldaybyyourselfandtyped.IfIwasgoingtobeawriteratall,IwasgoingtobeaforeigncorrespondentlikeClaudetteColbertinAriseMyLove.Iwouldwearsmashinghats,wisecrackwiththeguys,andhaveabylineknownroundtheworld.Myfatherwantedmetobeamathematician."SoByarssetouttobecomemathematician,butwhenshecouldn'tgraspcalculusincollege,sheturnedtoEnglish.Eventhen,writingwasnotonherimmediatehorizon.First,shemarriedandstartedafamily.Thewritingcareerdidn'temergeuntilshewas28,amotheroftwochildren,andlivinginasmallplaceshecalledthebarracksapartment,inUrbana,Illinois.Sheandherhusband,Ed,hadmovedtherein1956sohecouldattendgraduateschoolattheUniversityofIllinois.Shewasbored,hadnofriends,andsoturnedtowritingtofillhertime.ByarsstartedwritingarticlesforTheSaturdayEveningPost,Look,andothermagazines.Asherfamilygrewandherchildrenstartedtoread,shebegantowritebooksforyoungpeopleand,fortunatelyforherreaders,discoveredthattherewasmoretobeingawriterthansittinginfrontofatypewriter."MakingupstoriesandcharactersissointerestingthatI'mneverbored.Eachbookhasbeenadifferentwritingexperience.Ittakesmeaboutayeartowriteabook,butIspendanotheryearthinkingaboutit,polishingit,andmakingimprovements.Ialwaysputsomethingofmyselfintomybooks--somethingthathappenedtome.Onceawanderercamebymyhouseandshowedmehowtobrushmyteethwithacherrytwig;thatwentinTheHouseofWingscopyright?2000byPenguinPutnamBooksforYoungReaders.Allrightsreserved.