We know them for their books, which have offered us glimpses into their lives, veiled it is true behind the fine fabrics of their fiction. And we know them through their biographies, too. But sometimes a photograph is worth indeed a thousand words… From Tolstoy to Hemigway, the lives of wonderful writers have been captured in memorable photographs…
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez under the weight of his masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude”Truman Capote, author of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” having a glass.Marcel Proust, author of “In Search of Lost Time” plays guitar, after a fashion.William Faulkner in a stern attitude, with pets.Vladimir Nabokov, author of Lolita, hunting butterflies. “My pleasures are the most intense known to man: writing and butterfly hunting,” he once said. In 2011, his theory on butterfly evolution was validated.George Bernard Shaw in shorts and up to no good.Mark Twain engaged in deep thought, with a kitty on his shoulder.Scott F. Fitzgerald with his wife Zelda and their daughter Frances.Leo Tolstoy telling his grandchildren a story.Kurt Vonnegut having a blast on the beach.Ernest Hemigway kicking a beer can.
Which of these is your favorite?
PS: If I’d have to choose a favorite, it would be Tolstoy with his grandchildren.
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17 thoughts on “11 Charming Photographs of Famous Authors”
These are amazing! Is that a surf board George Bernard Shaw has? 😀
Seriously? You have to mock that question? I had the same question. Well, I was wondering why no women, anyway. There have been so many great female authors out there.
For favorite pictures, it’s a tie between Twain and Tolstoy. I love how much the kids seem to be enjoying their grandfather’s story, and anyone who likes cats is OK by me.
From what I know of him, I think that after his mother’s death he became more “outgoing”, though I cannot say whether this photograph was taken before or after her death.
boy with a hat 
These are amazing! Is that a surf board George Bernard Shaw has? 😀
I don’t know what to say, Tadhg. It could be! Or perhaps he got angry at the photographer…
No women? No black authors?
No Native Americans? No Eskimos? No Kurds? No dwarfs? No wood nymphs?
Native Americans 😛
Indeed. 😛
Seriously? You have to mock that question? I had the same question. Well, I was wondering why no women, anyway. There have been so many great female authors out there.
For favorite pictures, it’s a tie between Twain and Tolstoy. I love how much the kids seem to be enjoying their grandfather’s story, and anyone who likes cats is OK by me.
For me, Marcel Proust. I didn’t know anyone had succeeded in getting him out of doors.
From what I know of him, I think that after his mother’s death he became more “outgoing”, though I cannot say whether this photograph was taken before or after her death.
damn good photos.
it’s Tolstoy storytelling for me. makes me wish I could hear what he’s saying.
Me too!
Kurt Vonnegut, allthough I do not know his books, I like the picture. As an author I favorize Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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WHAT were the Fitzgerald thinking. LOL Enjoyed the post. Debra
I love this. Thank you.
You’re welcome, Abbie.
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