Last week we did in class exercises to do with images and portrayals of authors and their works. At the end of the page, we were asked to post a picture of an author the class has not worked with this semester. I choose Roger Zelazny. I did my research paper on him and so I feel like I have gotten to know him a bit. Here is a picture of him:
I find this picture even more interesting after our discussion in class. His pose, leaning against a wall and hand in his pocket, makes him seem very confident and sure with himself. From researching him however, I think he was less confident than he looks. you can almost see this in his face. he looks a little bit uncomfortable. Also the background is Adobe, and his shirt and belt are a little southwestern, implying he was from the southwest, which is actually sort of not true. He moved to Sane Fe much later in life. I also think he looks a bit informal, which we mentioned was a commonality in the photos of males we saw. Do you guys see anything I missed?
I think you pretty much covered everything I saw, Melissa! I thought it would be interesting to look at some other authors since you brought up Zelazny. I know that, for example, Neil Gaiman has sort of marketed his look as the disheveled but brilliant writer. More than that, a character from his earlier graphic novel work looks an awful lot like him. This sort of adds to the image he wants as a writer, I think.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's boosted his sales with new readers to make this image, or if it just helps solidify a fan base?
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