The article recounts the author’s impactful reading journey, highlighting early memories of learning to read with their father and the influence of various books throughout their life. Works like The Radiant Way, Jude the Obscure, and George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss left lasting impressions, shaping their thoughts about life, literature, and personal identity. Influences also include Richard Ellmann's biography of James Joyce, which unveiled the potential of storytelling through biographies and reinforced the author's aspiration to write, inspired by authors such as Saul Bellow and Angus Wilson.
My earliest reading memory being taught to read by my father using a primer called The Radiant Way inspired my love for literature and writing.
Hardy's Jude the Obscure shaped my understanding of life's dark complexities, instilling a tragic sense that Dan seems to carry well into adulthood.
Richard Ellmann's biography of James Joyce opened my eyes to the depth of biography as a literary genre, transforming my perception of Joyce's challenging work.
Reading Bellow and Wilson stimulated my desire to write, revealing possibilities for contemporary narratives, despite my initial uncertainty about becoming a writer.
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