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JD Salinger in general

Description: Author: JD Salinger

Newest Review: ... non-Catcher In The Rye books – Franny & Zooey, Raise High The Roof Beam Carpenters/Seymour: An Introduction and For Esme ~ with Love and Squalor. Jumping forward to present day, Salinger is reported to be alive and well, living in his house in Cornish, New Hampshire, which he bought back in 1953. All sorts of myth surround his character – mainly that he lives firmly as a ... more

... recluse, and refuses to speak to anyone from the press of media (however, there remains a story that he once agreed to an interview with a young girl for a local newspaper). Another story is that Salinger, having testified in court during 1986, continues ...more

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JD Salinger in general: Madman Stuff (1580 words)
by - written on 03/08/01 (Very useful, 592 readings)
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Of course, if you were to visit Yahoo and type a search on ‘J D Salinger’, you’d be guaranteed to find everything you need or want to know – a lot more then this opinion has to offer, at least. And I wouldn’t blame you, because I’m no expert, see? I’m just a fan, and fans are no good for anything except blowing your papers all over the room and cutting your fingers off if you get to close. I’m just the ten-trillionth product of a Salinger-tatted adolescence, still to this day equally delighted and chilled by his skilful encapsulation of every ache and frustration endured by myself and countless others, during a ... Read the complete review

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