Court blocks "sequel" to Salinger's Catcher in the Rye
Score another courthouse victory for J. D. Salinger in his battle to stop U.S. distribution of an unauthorized sequel to The Catcher in the Rye. (Here are court filngs for the curious.)
A federal judge ruled today that the novel, 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which is available in Europe, cannot be published here. U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts rejected claims by the Swedish author that the book was a critical examination or parody of character Holden Caulfield, the Associated Press reported.
The book was scheduled to be published in the United States late this summer. Batts' ruling is a temporary order meant to remain in place until the case can be aired at trial, the AP said. But the judge said Salinger was likely to succeed on the merits of his lawsuit.
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