白手起家的故事并非神话——这些作家用自己的经历证明，只要你相信梦想并追求激情，这的确是可以实现的。贫穷并非一无是处，它反而可以成为你投身文学创作的动力，以及寻找属于你自己的文学声音的契机。以下列举了一些曾经历过贫困的著名作家。
见过贫穷的著名作家:
JK罗琳
J K Rowling wasn’t born poor, however she had tumultuous relationships with her parents. Plus, at the time that she wrote her blockbuster Harry Potter Novels, she was a divorcee and single mother. In her words, she had just enough money not to be homeless. And today, she is the richest author in the world.
汪洋
海洋·王（Ocean Vuong）是战争的产物——他的父亲是一位参加过越南战争的老兵。他和家人先是抵达菲律宾的一个难民营，之后才前往美国寻求庇护。他的父亲随后抛弃了家庭，王是家中第一个学会阅读的人。如今，他荣获数十项诗歌奖，所有作品都融入了他的个人经历和创伤。
斯蒂芬·金
这位恐怖小说之王（明白我的意思吗？）并非含着金汤匙出生。他的父亲在他年幼时便抛弃了家庭，给家里带来了沉重的经济负担。金不得不打工挣钱支付大学学费，即便如此，他仍然属于社会底层。他负债累累，妻子不得不加班加点，而他自己则在一份收入微薄的教师工作中勉强维持生计。直到《魔女嘉莉》出版后，他才获得了应有的认可和优渥的生活。
尼古拉斯·斯帕克斯
Sparks is the renowned author of tragic love stories, but his life, fortunately, feels like a happy Bollywood 故事. After graduation, Sparks sought employment with publishing companies, but faced rejection on all accounts. It was only when he wrote The Notebook that his popularity soared – until then, he lived a modest life. Since then, however, he has written scores of books that are widely read across the world.
桑德拉·西斯内罗斯（Sandra Cisneros）
桑德拉来自一个有六个兄弟姐妹的大家庭，这给她父母微薄的资源造成了经济压力。 他们还在芝加哥和美国南部之间大量迁移，这影响了他们的财务状况。 然而，桑德拉并没有让她的贫穷成为一种残疾，而是将其转化为她的手艺，用它在文学界找到了自己的位置。 她的书《芒果街的房子》赢得了多项赞誉。 她还获得了 225000 美元的 McArthur Fellowship Grant。
奥克塔维亚·巴特勒
Butler is the very embodiment of grit determination and passion because she hasn’t obtained her fame on a silver platter. Apart from battling with dyslexia and rejections, she also faced severe poverty. She worked as a dishwasher at times, and sometimes as a potato chip inspector or telemarketer to feed herself. Her success 故事 began when she pitched her story to renowned author Harlan Ellison, securing her a distinct place in the science fiction universe.
玛雅安吉罗
玛雅的早年生活可谓坎坷，这在她那些充满波折却又饱含希望的故事中体现得淋漓尽致，引起了世人的共鸣。玛雅不仅在17岁时遭受性侵并成为单亲母亲，还曾一度无家可归。她在极度贫困中长大，挣扎求生，勉强养活自己和儿子。但她最终开始以歌手或舞者的身份谋生，并将早年的绝望转化为创作的动力。她的作品处处流露出她坎坷的人生经历，人们喜爱它，正是因为它的真实和感人。
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