Nathaniel Philbrick - When I was at Brown, I wanted to write the great American novel, but I was too...

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When I was at Brown, I wanted to write the great American novel, but I was too scared to take a creative course. I signed up for one, got in, and just didn't have the courage to go. I was a tremendously shy person, almost pathologically shy. The thought of peers critiquing my work - oh, God.

Nathaniel Philbrick

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Als ich bei Brown war, wollte ich den großen amerikanischen Roman schreiben, aber ich hatte zu viel Angst, um einen kreativen Kurs zu belegen. Ich meldete mich an, stieg ein und hatte einfach nicht den Mut zu gehen. Ich war eine enorm schüchterne Person, fast pathologisch schüchtern. Der Gedanke an Kollegen, die meine Arbeit kritisieren - oh Gott.

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