Question

how can learning about an authors personal life enhance the readers experience when reading a story by that author

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: how can learning about an author´s personal life enchance the readers experience when reading a story by that author, would be, that it allows the reader to connect, and comprehend, the ideas given by the author better, and also connect personally with the writer. This in turn, enhances the reading experience, although it is not crucial for good reading.

Explanation:

Although learning about an author´s life is not crucial for a reader to be able to read a text by that author, and understand the ideas and meaning, this knowledge does bring the author and reader closer and enhances the experience. Also, when learning about an author´s life, it can become clearer why the author wrote what he did, what was his purpose, and dig deeper and receive much more from the text, than if he did not. This is why some background search on an author will increase the comprehension of a reader, and a clarification of the ideas posted by the author in his work.

Answer 2

Because you know the author and can connect with the story better