i was in theatre/a creative for \~13 years, but had to leave the arts after getting to university. while i love what i currently study, i miss the arts everyday and wish the monetary/time constraints weren’t a factor.
is there a book that is about an artist (any one of the arts, not necessarily just theatre) having to leave the arts for more conventional work? being an artist not being able to do the art you love is like losing a friend, it leaves a hole in your heart, and i would love to read a book about it(preferably literary fiction). thank you!
by RemoteTwist3626
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*Blue Ruin* by Hari Kunzru
*The Death of the Artist* by William Deresiewicz
It’s Bukowski’s but I’ll say it: Factotum. The protagonist aspires to be a paid writer and secure a contract from a press agency, but keeps getting menial jobs in need of money (mostly for liquor).