World day of the writer

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Do you know how many writers in the world? In April, their number shall not exceed one hundred thousand, others-two hundred thousand, maybe a little more. If you recall, that the number of people living on our planet people is seven billion, it turns out that the writers are an endangered species. And this is taking into account the huge army, apparent people write and publish yourself on various Internet sites.

Written essays created more than one hundred and fifty languages.

Professional writer living on the royalties from the sale of his works, can write one word per second. Approximately 36000 words he can write per day, is given breaks for food and sleep. If such strain he falls dead, working tirelessly for the year writer will write so many words, that he was surprised how he managed to write during this period of time. But for life?

Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich during his life he wrote 96 books. Bitter Alexey Maksimovich became the creator of forty volumes. The most prolific writer, turned out to be far from Alexandre Dumas, Père, umudrivshijsja write 420 novels. Palm took not very known-from England, she produced several thousands of detective novels, the content of which is set out at 300 pages.

From the foregoing it is evident how writers work is hard, and the deepest respect he deserves.

This is why the writer's world day was established, which falls on March 3. This extraordinary celebration day was approved by the International Pen Congress convened in early 1986 year.

Pen-Club was founded in 1921 year in England. The idea of education is owned by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott writer from England, led the Club by John Galsworthy.

Russian Pen Club was established in the year 1989, its headquarters are located in Moscow. In St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk, open offices of the Club.

Russian pen-Center has more than 250 members.

Day of the writer serves as an excellent occasion for congratulations lovers composing novels. On this day in Russia vozdajutsja honors the most outstanding figures of literature.