Who2 Editorial Blog
Notes and Commentary from the Editors
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
J.D. Salinger Deaf, Ninety
J.D. Salinger is suing someone again. No surprise there, but this is a surprise:Court documents filed in the case describe Mr. Salinger, now 90, who lives in Cornish, N.H., as totally deaf, with 'several age-related health problems,' including a recently broken hip that has put him in a rehabilitation facility. Mr. Salinger has not been photographed or granted an interview for decades.Geez, he's 90? (He turned on January 1, I see now.) And he hasn't published anything for almost five decades.
You hope he's happy with his choice. For the first five years, his reclusiveness must have seemed edgy and fun. But I wonder if he wouldn't prefer a do-over on the last 40 years or so.
Labels: J.D. Salinger
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 5:07 AM 
Share on Facebook 0 comments
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
J.D. Salinger Speaks!
Besides setting the literary community abuzz, Salinger's decision to come out of seclusion has allowed scholars access to his massive archive of unpublished work for the first time. So far, critics have examined three never-before-seen novels, eight novellas, and more than two dozen short stories -- all of which appear to be Terminator fan fiction.So reports The Onion.
Labels: J.D. Salinger
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 10:46 AM Share on Facebook 0 comments
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Trying to Meet Salinger
A journalist from the U.K. Spectator travels to the home of reclusive author J.D. Salinger and finds a writer who doesn't want to meet people in "What I Heard at J.D. Salinger's Doorstep."Labels: J.D. Salinger
Posted by Mr. Hehn at 11:36 AM Share on Facebook 0 comments
