Letters to J. D. Salinger - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0299178048 ISBN 13: 9780299178048

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2014

Synopsis

Despite J. D. Salinger’s many silences―from the publication of The Catcher in the Rye to his absence from the public eye after 1965 to his death in 2010―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 150 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 had 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.

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From the Back Cover

"We are not writing these letters to you. Indeed, we are merely writing to ourselves or to the part of ourselves that once had true literary aspirations, had honor, had good-hearted and honest artistic intentions, and was not jaded."—Adrian C. Louis

"You made the right decision. I’ve sometimes wished that I’d followed your example, although I’d have missed meeting hundreds of wonderful people."—Tom Robbins

About the Author

Chris Kubica is an associate producer of the documentary film Salinger (2013). A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, he lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is a writer and software developer. Will Hochman is a professor of English at Southern Connecticut State University. He is the author of Freer and coauthor of A Critical Companion to J.D. Salinger.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0299178048
• ISBN 13: 9780299178048
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Kubica Chris, Hochman Will