Graham Greene
Insight for Writing: Writing as therapy
“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic, and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXg2Jses4w&feature=youtu.be
WIKI: Henry Graham Greene (Oct. 2, 1904 –April 3, 1991) better known by his pen name Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or “entertainments ” as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. … Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic …
Published June 15, 2019
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