Failure before succeeding
The selecting committee that American Pulitzer's art was rewarded in 1981 passes several discussions, elected the last award-winning work at last. John among them? Kennedy? Rely on its novel " fools' alliance " to become the winner of Pulitzer's novel award Tours, but he himself has not seen personally one's own works obtain the award, even does not dare to imagine one's own works in he, on one's deathbed and can obtain such Grand Prix.
" the fools' alliance " wrote in 1969. This works did not get Grand Prix and get the attracting attention of common people in 1981, because it can not publish in 1980. Before publishing, this works have ever suffered a lot of publishers' refusal, it is unable to publish all the time. As the original creator of this novel, John? Kennedy? Commit suicide by shooting oneself finally because of standing the failure that can not be published of works in Tours, he is only 32 years old when being dead, and unexpectedly when on one's deathbed he who is at a young age says the so pessimistic words: "I do not not only nourish any hope to one's own works, but also thoroughly disappointed to this society. The person like me, perhaps only a road can be chosen, that is to die as soon as possible, in order to break away from this merciless reality. "
Though John? Kennedy? Tours has lost the hope to this world, to that one's own works are too disappointed to the utmost point, but his decrepit mother has not given up the hope to life because of the son's experience. The old man 79 years old opens the publisher's gate one after another cherishing the enormous sadness which lose the son. The old man has suffered the publisher's refusal one after another as son, but she believes all the time the son's works are great, she firmly believes the son is a talent in writing. Though he himself would rather say good-bye to this world by assuming the role of a loser, say good-bye to her mother, but the old man has not given up all hope of publishing " the fools' alliance " at all.
The old man has been contacting publisher unremittingly all the time, and attempt to persuade those publishers again and again in one's own clumsy language. She tells those publishers, if this works can publish, that is not a loss of she and son, but the publisher's losses, this works will become the great work which causes people's concern one day in the future. As a result, happen the persistent mother of the speech thing later. Yes John? Kennedy? 10 years when Tours is dead later, after going through the publisher's flat refusal of 8 home, have this works caused the famous novelist at that time to be fertile in the west? Percy's attention. This novelist recomments to this works the publishing house of Louisiana. The editor-in-chief of the publishing house of Louisiana has checked this works in person, he is greatly admired by the language with funny novel and unique plot, determine to publish and should make right away.
In 1980, " the fools' alliance " can publish at last, and caused the readers' sensation soon, and obtained the novel award of Grand Prix Pulitzer of American literary circles in next year. And the creator of the novel, John? Kennedy? Tours but it is unable to enjoy such special honours in person.
Nobody would like in the face of failing, but all winners should go through the failure many times before enjoying success. This is not that Heaven teases people on purpose, but because without the test that is failed, intelligence, courage and experience and lessons that must possess that people would not realize succeeding in acquisition. If you try to escape reality because of fearing to fail, that success has no chance with you forever.
