RIP-reclusive & iconoclastic author JD Salinger. Slate Mag. has links to good articles from their archives.
Those of us who are readers probably remember at what age we first read Salinger's "Catcher In the Rye." It we were really young we might have felt a tinge of guilt at the time. I am an unabashed admirer of his writing and of his rebellion. He was much more of a rebel than I could ever manage, so I enjoyed him vicariously. I am sorry he was alone so much, but I understand that it was his rightful choice to be so.
I feel very sure that the news that comes out after his death will be interesting in its own way.
J.D. Salinger, RIPStories on the late, great writer from the Slate archives.
Reclusive author J.D. Salinger died Thursday of natural causes at the age of 91. His novel The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1951, was a blockbuster success—it has sold more than 65 million copies. Over the years, Slate has published numerous articles on J.D. Salinger and his work. You can find links to these below.
"What a Phony: I read the banned Catcher in the Rye 'sequel' so you don't have to," by Juliet Lapidos. Posted July 15, 2009.
"Save the Salinger Archives! Even if we h
ave to save them from Salinger himself," by Ron Rosenbaum. Posted Friday, June 5, 2009.
"Salinger on Trial," by Judith Shulevitz. Posted Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000.
"Hapworth 16, 1924: A Chatterbox Investigation," by Timothy Noah. Posted Monday, Sept. 11, 2000.
"J.D. Salinger, Failed Recluse," by Alex Beam. Posted Tuesday, June 29, 1999.
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