: Re: Works of literature that are (ostensibly) about the act of writing A response to this question. What short stories, poems or other works of the literary art reflect (directly or indirectly) an

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Two short stories that seem (to me) to be obvious metaphores for the author's relationship with writing:

Albert Camus', "Jonas or the Artist at Work"

Kafka's, "A Hunger Artist"

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Both stories depict artists who were at one time famous and respected but overtime become forgotten and frail.

Camus' story is about an artist who completely dedicates himself to coming up with the most perfect piece of art and after weeks of ceaseless labor produces an almost completely empty canvass.

Kafka's story describes a "starving artist" whose talent is so innate that it pretty much enslaves him.

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