This chart shows how long it took authors to write some famous works of fiction. Are you surprised by how much time—or how little—writers spent on some of these novels? Are any of your favorites on the list?
Graph: Speed Writers & Slowpokes
SOURCE: Electric Literature | CREDITS: Penguin Classics (Wuthering Heights); Granger, NYC/The Granger Collection (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby); Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images (The Catcher in the Rye)
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