After being rejected by 60 publishers

In 1925, 69-year-old Irish writer George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work with Joan of Arc. However, many people may not have thought that he had achieved such great achievements, but at the beginning of his writing, he encountered five novels that were rejected by 60 publishers.

Due to family poverty, he dropped out of school early, worked very hard on novels, and wrote five novels in just six years. However, it is frustrating that when he hopefully sent the five novels to 60 publishers for publication, he was ruthlessly rejected without exception.

Seeing that her son suffered such a big blow, the mother distressedly persuaded George Bernard Shaw to give up this difficult road of creation and said that she could earn money to support him. Even the father who had divorced his mother, after hearing the news, came over to persuade Shaw. The father pityfully held his son's hand and said, "I can't do anything, just change to do other things." At that moment, Bernard Shaw felt that he might not be a writer.

For a while, the introverted Shaw did not dare to go out. Because as soon as he shows up, people are pointing behind him. Some even laughed at him and called him "a great writer who created five famous books." After a while, Shaw’s mood fell to the bottom.

However, Shaw, who is not convinced, believes that he will not fail on the road of literature. He wondered why since the road to novel creation is not good, why can't he seek a breakthrough from the drama? He encouraged himself to continue to work hard to write down. It turns out that George Bernard Shaw made a very sensible decision.

In 1892, George Bernard Shaw officially began the creation of the script. In a few short years, his dramas such as "Unpleasant Drama" changed the haze of the British stage at the end of the 19th century. He himself became an innovator in the drama industry and opened a new chapter in the history of British drama.

In 1925, Bernard Shaw eventually won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work with Joan of Arc. Six months later, he donated the prize of about 8,000 pounds to the poor writers in Sweden, which caused a lot of praise.

In an interview with reporters, Shaw said: "It was not a big event to be rejected by a publishing house. But if it is rejected by 60 publishers at the same time, it is not a blow that anyone can bear. Fortunately, I persisted. ""

Any great achievement is not done by strength, but by persistence.