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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 162

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

The study of the writers who were interested in following the press notices of their books, and those who were indifferent to them became a fascinating game to young Bok. He soon discovered that the greater the author the less he seemed to care about his books once they were published. Bok noticed this, particularly, in the case of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose work had attracted him, but, although he used the most subtle means to inveigle the author into the office to read the press notices, he never succeeded. Stevenson never seemed to have the slightest interest in what the press said of his books.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 162 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克把观察作者们对待媒体评论的态度当成一种有趣的游戏:有的作者非常在意,有的则漠不关心。他很快发现,作者越伟大,似乎越不关心自己书出版后的评论。他特别注意到罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的例子:博克很喜欢史蒂文森的作品,用尽巧妙办法想引他来办公室看评论,但从未成功。史蒂文森似乎对媒体如何评价他的书毫无兴趣。博克由此领悟:真正自信的创作者,把精力放在作品本身,而不是外界的即时反馈上。

上下文

博克在斯克里布纳出版社负责寄送书评副本,有机会观察包括史蒂文森在内的作者对评论的反应。

今日一问

你有多在意别人对你成果的即时评价?能否把注意力更多放回作品本身?

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