In But I’ll Be Back Again, Cynthia Rylant tells us of her life experiences that profoundly impacted her as a writer and I believe as a person. She gives us an honest matter of fact perspective on her life based on her experices. She shares with the reader about her family, friends, pets, loves, even the Beetles. ( I am a music fanatic so people and their musical interests are facinating to me). It is easy to see that Rylant truly does put a piece of herself into all of her novels. This book ties it all together for you as a reader of her works and makes it easy to understand why so many of her characters ring true.
Studying Rylant as an author and learning about her as a person has made me interested in learning more about the authors I enjoy, their lives, motivations, and inspirations.
Rylant see herself as a "Writer". This book made me reflect on what label I would identify myself with if I had to sum it all up in one word. For me, the labels are numerous and shift in response to situations. Perhaps if I knew that one word that I could identify with or use to sum up my life then I would know what I want to be when I grow up.
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I agree with you completely. I have been looking into some of my favorite authors and their lives as a result of this experience. Most authors now have blogs and websites and email adresses where you can contact them with questions. I don't always like technology but, in this case it has been wonderful.
I second that it is obvious that Cynthia Rylant outs a piece of herself in each of books. I think that is a part of the reason we find her so facinating. Her ability to bring the reader along with her to places they have never been can only be blamed on vividly wonderful memories in her heart.
I don't think it is easy for many of us to find that one word to define ourselves. We are so many things. It seems like twenty years ago it would have been so much easier. I would have been defined as a mother or a wife or an accountant... But now we are everything. Maybe that's why life time seems to slip away so fast. We're always trying to fit in all the roles we play and haven't the time to be any of them.
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