6 great novels that were written in record time

When we consider writing a book, the scale of the project inevitably prompts us to think about the many days, months and even years of work that the process will entail. However, that was not the problem of the authors of these 6 great novels that were written in record time; works that arose from the immediate inspiration of writers such as Jack Kerouac o Graham Greene.

On the road, by Jack Kerouac

The flagship work of the beat generation was written by Kerouac in just three weeks on a roll of paper known simply as "El Rollo". The novel that immortalized Route 66 and in which the author embodied a traveling philosophy fruit of jazz, poetry and drugs was written without margins or paragraphs in his Manhattan apartment, initially in his mother tongue, French.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

Unlike other of his novels like The Time Thief or Mutiny on the Bounty, which did require months of preparation, the Irish author John Boyne wrote his most famous work, that of two child friends during the infamous Holocaust, in just two and a half days. A flood of inspiration that drove Boyne away from his desk just to eat and sleep.

The Player, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

In 1866, Dostoevsky had become addicted to roulette, which is why he suffered an economic crisis that the slow gestation of Crime and Punishment could not help at that time. For this reason, the Russian author decided The player wrote in just 26 days as a semi-autobiography in order to pay his debts. The best thing was that, in addition, he ended up marrying the stenographer to whom he was dictating the story of Alekséi Ivanovich, the Russian tutor of El General's family installed in a German hotel where roulette was the star.

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

Published in 1843, the literary work that best represents the imminent Christmas season was written by Dickens in just six weeks. The work, inspired by the author's childhood of poverty, came to revive Christmas holidays trapped between old traditions and new Yankee contributions such as Christmas trees. In turn, Dickens took the opportunity to condemn capitalism, which was symbolizing the most famous festival of the year, at that time.

The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene

Greene's fascination for all things Hispanic, as a result of the stimulation of a Catholic religion not so widespread in northern Europe, led him to include Spain in some of his works such as Rumor at nightfall or, especially, The Confidential Agent. Written in just six weeks, the novel in which a Spaniard flees to England during the Spanish Civil War to close a millionaire contract was conceived at the same time as The power and the glory as a way to create a more commercial and fast work that would support his wife and two children.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Following the publication of the dystopian novel set in futuristic London in 1962, Burgess admitted to writing A Clockwork Orange in just three weeks and simply for money. The novel, adapted for film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971 Burgess did not like it, especially for details such as the absence of a last chapter of the book that tried to insert Alex DeLarge into society or an outfit that in the novel was always black, not white.

These 6 famous novels that were written in record time They confirm the importance of jumping into the pool and writing everything possible in order to satisfy that inspiration that will never be the same tomorrow or the day after. And now is when I realize that I have unconsciously written this article to motivate all those who are immersed in the creation of a new work (and among which I also include myself).

We can.

How do you carry your novels?