Letters to J. D. Salinger
He published his only novel more than fifty years ago. He has hardly been seen or heard from since 1965. Most writers fitting such a description are long forgotten, but if the novel is The Catcher in the Rye and the writer is J. D. Salinger . . . well, he’s the stuff of legends, the most famously reclusive writer of the twentieth century. If you could write to him, what would you say?\ Salinger continues to maintain his silence, but Holden Caulfield, Franny and Zooey, and Seymour Glass—the...
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"He published his only novel more than fifty years ago. He has hardly been seen or heard from since 1965. Most writers fitting such a description are long forgotten, but if the novel is The Catcher in the Rye and the writer is J.D. Salinger...well, he's the stuff of legends, the most famously reclusive writer of the twentieth century. If you could write to him, what would you say?" Salinger continues to maintain his silence, but Holden Caulfield, Franny and Zooey, and Seymour Glass - the unforgettable characters of his novel and short stories - continue to speak to generations of readers and writers. Letters to J.D. Salinger includes more than eighty personal letters addressed to Salinger from well-known writers, editors, critics, journalists, and other luminaries, as well as from students, teachers, and readers around the world, some of whom have just discovered Salinger for the first time. Their voices testify to the lasting impression Salinger's ideas and emotions have made on so many diverse lives.Publishers Weekly"I'm only writing to you because my analyst insisted," begins one of the missives in Letters to J.D. Salinger. These 70-some notes to the legendary recluse edited by Chris Kubica, who runs the Web site jdsalinger.com, and Will Hochman, a Southern Connecticut State University English professor come from prominent writers like Tom Robbins, Nicholas Delbanco, David Shields, as well as from teachers, high school students and other readers. They vary in tone from starry-eyed and humorous to hostile. "I think of people like Holden," writes one teenager, "who have loads of money to spend on fancy Ivy League schools and instead flunk out, and it makes me want to spit." (Apr. 15) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
AcknowledgmentsixIntroductionxiPart 1Writers & ReadersAlan Cheuse3Nicholas Delbanco5John McFarland7Joseph Skibell12Zooey Ball15Robin Hemley16Waldemar Hepstein18Adrian C. Louis19J. B. Miller22George Plimpton25Lee K. Abbott27Molly McQuade29Herbert Gold33Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson35David Huddle37Katharine Weber38Bill Roorbach39Andy Selsberg40Carolyn Alessio41Jessica Treadway43Erin McGraw45Tom Robbins47Jim Harrison48Marvin Bell49Stewart O'Nan50Frederick Busch51Stephen Collins52Katherine Fischer54Barry Silesky56Ellis Paul58Tony Moffeit60Barry Gifford62Ellen Fangman63David Grayson67Don De Grazia71Chris Offutt75Alma Luz Villanueva76Cris Mazza79Geeta Sharma-Jensen81Melanie Rae Thon85Robert Burns88David Means90Donald Anderson92David Shields96Robert O'Connor98Rachel Hadas100Mark Irwin104Sid Salinger105Dex Westrum107Robert Surface109W. P. Kinsella111Part 2Students & TeachersWarren French115Jonathan Alexander117Gerald Rosen121Jay Boyer132Siofra Shaman Skye134Elizabeth N. Kurian137Tia Ballantine141Bill Newmiller146Jennifer Flynn149Jan Wellington151David Haynes153Gene Woo155Martin Bidney157Kenneth Kidd160Michael Mashiba165H. Palmer Hall168Jeff Richards170Carol Osborne and Mike Stracco172Ed Meek176Lynn Veach Sadler180Jenn Gutierrez184Sanford Pinsker186Molly Peacock187Camille Scaysbrook188Eberhard Alsen190Dustin Sebell192Warren French193Part 3From the WebJimmy J. Pack Jr.197A. B.198Jamal Carter199David Miller199Steven Hopkins200Anonymous201ida201Albert Pulido202Matt Hatfield202Holden203E. Graf203Bouc204little jimmy204Tulula Bohm204Anonymous205Lianne206Anonymous206Adam Klinker207Adam DeHaven207Kernsy S. Byron208polly208Pete208peter hall208Sarah209Bob Blaney209Nicole Corrow210John Solomos211Mary Plinzke212Orlie Grodzinski212Darren Ursino213Ester Manzano S.215Russ216Johnny fame!!216Anonymous217filip218Ryan218Geeti218Dan Paton218Anonymous219Micael Bolton219Laurie Bichan220Brian Cantrell220Thom Luther C.221Anonymous221Anonymous222S. Wilson222H. Denee223Ron223Tania b224Katie Marlow224Michelle Marlon225Annette226Andrew Topel226Pete Floman226Audrey227Melat228Amanda228Jake Huntamire229Keisha230Joe230Christy Stockard231John Patterson231Jennifer Kay232Jay Watts234Tirthapada Das234Crystallyn Drischel235Anonymous235Matt Mitchell236rebecca236Alex Gordon237ben shook239Postscript: The Changing Art of Critical Response to the Fiction of J. D. Salinger243
\ Publishers Weekly"I'm only writing to you because my analyst insisted," begins one of the missives in Letters to J.D. Salinger. These 70-some notes to the legendary recluse edited by Chris Kubica, who runs the Web site jdsalinger.com, and Will Hochman, a Southern Connecticut State University English professor come from prominent writers like Tom Robbins, Nicholas Delbanco, David Shields, as well as from teachers, high school students and other readers. They vary in tone from starry-eyed and humorous to hostile. "I think of people like Holden," writes one teenager, "who have loads of money to spend on fancy Ivy League schools and instead flunk out, and it makes me want to spit." (Apr. 15) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsKubica's fascination with mail and with the 20th-century American writer cross here as he assembles letters to Salinger from writers and readers, from students and teachers, and from the site he runs. Hochman (English, Southern Connecticut State U.) analyzes how the Web has created a new space where non-scholars can respond to literature. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
