Writer Matters

How long does it take

to write a masterpiece?

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Emily Bronte:

9 months:  Wuthering Heights

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Victor Hugo:

12 years:  Les Miserables

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Brahms:

21 years:  Symphony No. 1

2 months:  Symphony No. 2

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J.R.R. Tolkien:

7 years:  The Hobbit

12 years:  Lord Of The Rings

Leonard Cohen:

5 years:  Hallelujah

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Maya Angelou:

15 years:  7th vol. of her autobiography,

Vol. 1 is I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

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Toni Morrison published her 1st novel at:

age 40:  The Bluest Eye

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Mary Wesley published her 1st novel at:

age 71:  Jumping The Queue

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Frank McCourt published his 1st novel at:

age 66:  Angela's Ashes

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Millard Kaufman published his 1st novel at:

age 90:  Bowl of Cherries