OXFORD — Setting an inspiring example for all people saddled by their parents with unwieldy names, a British gentleman born in 1898 seems to have managed to become a popular, successful writer despite having been named "Clive Staples" by his parents.
Literary critics throughout the Anglophone world who have come forward to laud Mr. Clive Staples' literary achievements say that they are completely shocked to see how much the author had to overcome.
"Wow! It's downright incredible how much this man had to endure to achieve what he did," said Brayden Amadeus, a fan of Clive Staples' writings. "He always made even highly complicated matters so clear to all of his readers and wrote such thought-provoking, classic works ... and all that while being named 'Clive Staples?' You've got to be kidding me! I mean, if he could be such a successful writer with such an utterly uninspired, downright dorky pair of names, maybe even I could follow in his footsteps. Clive Staples — what a struggle that must have been!"
Readers who have been affected by Clive Staples' work say that his story is "one of the most inspiring examples of the last century" and that "this finally shows, once and for all, that a great author can come from anywhere."
At publishing time, fans of Clive Staples had been further inspired to hear how another British man named Gilbert Keith also overcame his first two names to become a well-liked writer.
Citing concerns about stiff competition from Amazon and an impossible-to-please Gen Z, Santa has announced he's hanging up the hat for good.
