Here are some of the fascinating stories behind these famous writers and their nicknames Pen names or pseudonyms are common for most writers; some of them are known for their pen names than their real names. Pen names are afascinating thing as they depict another persona within them which can connect to their work and the readers. We are aware of the alias of many popular authors, such as Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But not all author chooses to go with a pen name but those who do have an interesting story behind it. Let us see some such stories. Lewis Carroll wanted to separate his personal and public life as a writer with the help of an alias. Nobody in his right mind can imagine that Lewis Carroll is somebody’s pen name, not a real name. But Charles Lutwidge Dodgson firmly wanted to maintain his personal life away from the professional ones. When the letters addressed to Carroll were directed to Dodgson’s office at Oxford, he refused them firmly. Joseph Conrad received much flak from people for choosing Anglicized nickname. The Polish born writer popularly known as Joseph Conrad’s real name was JozedTeodor Konrad Korzeniowski. He started writing under a pseudonym, which was an Anglicized version of his own name. But this somehow irked Polish people who believed his action was disrespecting his homeland and heritage. Joseph has, however time and again mentioned being a proud Pole. Stan Lee adopted his pen name as his actual legal name. Stan Lee’s actual name was Stanley Martin Lieber started creating comic books at the start of his career. He secretly hoped to do a lot of serious literary work and wanted to save his real name for that. So, he started writing comic books with his pen name as Stan Lee. But as he found success, he adopted his pen name as his real legal name. Pablo Neruda changed his given name to save himself from his father’s disapproval. Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto, or Pablo Neruda, as he is popularly knownloved writing, but his father was quite disapproving of his career choice. When he started publishing some of his finer works, he chose this pen name so that he didn’t tipoff his father. He, too, later adopted the name as his legally real name. So, which one of the backstories surprised you the most.
