约翰·图尔从十几岁起就开始写一部小说,参军后他仍然不停地写写改改,直到退伍前才最终完稿,时间已经是20世纪60年代了。虽然约翰联系了很多出版商,却没人愿意出版这部小说。他们的回信礼貌而冷漠,“写得很好,但读者不会喜欢这样的故事。”“谢谢,很抱歉,我们爱莫能助……” John Thur began to write a novel from his teens. After joining the army, he kept writing about the changes and did not finalize it until his retirement. The time was already in the 1960s. Although John contacted many publishers, no one was willing to publish the novel. Their replies were polite and indifferent, “well written, but the reader would not like such a story.” “Thank you, I’m sorry, we can not help ...”