[daveDerek]

J.D. Salinger Dies at 91: The Hermit Crab of American Letters - TIME
J. D. Salinger News - The New York Times

J. D. Salinger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BryanP]

Rest in peace J.D. Salinger.

 

[Uncle Erik]

That's terrible - I've always loved Salinger's work.

Though the silver lining might be a few more books from the estate. There have been rumors that he continued to write. Maybe we'll get to enjoy some unknown masterpieces in a year or two.

 

[fatcat28037]

Who among us has not read Catcher in the Rye? At least once.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

I would like to see that answered. AFAIK everyones read it.

RIP Salinger

 

[MomijiTMO]

Never read it

.

 

[appophylite]

RIP Mr. Salinger

 

[greenhorn]

Rest in peace...

"A perfect day for bananafish" got me speechless when I first read it.

 

[Bob_McBob]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Though the silver lining might be a few more books from the estate. There have been rumors that he continued to write. Maybe we'll get to enjoy some unknown masterpieces in a year or two.

It's bad, but this is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the headline. The BBC reported: "Although many years have passed since the publication of any work by Salinger, friends and visitors to his home have revealed that he has a large safe containing at least 15 completed manuscripts."

 

[LFF]

Sad to hear this news.

RIP

 

[Cianyx]

Great writer.
RIP Salinger

 

[intoflatlines]

Iconic novel by a great writer.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_McBob /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's bad, but this is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the headline. The BBC reported: "Although many years have passed since the publication of any work by Salinger, friends and visitors to his home have revealed that he has a large safe containing at least 15 completed manuscripts."

Wow. 15?! Maybe Salinger didn't want the attention, but that's no longer an issue. I hope he left instructions for publication - it would be a shame if the world of letters lost those works. I hope that he considered how many people would be happy if they had a chance to read them.

 

[cheemo]

RIP JDS

 

[ford2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatcat28037 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Who among us has not read Catcher in the Rye? At least once.

Never heard of him let alone the book.