Friday, January 29, 2010
Thoughts (from a phony) About J D Salinger's Death
Reclusive, non-prolific author Jerome David Salinger died very recently. He wrote one novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and some short stories (generally about the family Glass). That's it. His novel is the favorites of all those who feel alienated from their surroundings without being able to articulate the reasons for their alienation. The book came out in 1951 and has been in the coat pocket or back pack of a long line of loner/losers, including crazy John Hinkley, Jr. and the murderer of John Lennon (or so I heard). I have no doubt that if the novel had come out in 1921, it would have been in Adolf Hitler's coat pocket, next to his heart.
Labels: Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
