Remembering J.D. Salinger
There are many ways to remember J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author whose novel "The Catcher in the Rye" may be #1 on the Books-Most-Assigned-To-Teenagers list. Your can re-read "Catcher. You can visit the Central Park pond (shown here) that led Holden Caulfield to wonder where the ducks go in winter. (Answer: They never leave.) Or you can try these:
Retrace Holden's steps with The New York Times' cool interactive map of his journey around Manhattan.
Read stories published in The New Yorker (subscription required) and a look back at the influence of "Catcher."
Laugh with The Onion's spoof on all the other appreciations: "Bunch of phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger."
Speculate on the contents of Salinger's safe.
Comments
Straight to the heart and in to the ear…But you know considering Salinger dropped out of the public eye about forty years ago it’s amazing that his “Catcher in the Rye” has been read and reread all over the world, and it’s still as popular now as it ever was. It even became part of the American public school curriculum. But the author was accused of some seriously strange habits and by his own daughter no less. Check this out
http://ketiva.com/News_and_Events/author_of_the_catcher_in_the_rye_jd_salinger_dead_at_91.html
Posted by: markmarks | January 31, 2010 7:18 PM