Re: le style, c'est l'homme

--- Will Hochman <hochmanw1@southernct.edu> wrote:

>
> An ironic thing about being on this list is that
> Salinger is often
> thought of as a high school writer or sub par in the
> big canon scheme
> of things because he has published 4 slim books.
> Even though I care
> that Salinger is known for his great literature, not
> just for being
> great to adolescents

if salinger had *not* written 'the catcher', i don't
think he would be considered 'a high school writer'.
the other 3 books, i think, aren't very accessible to
adolescents. and i wonder how many high schoolers
would discover these books.

on the other hand, oddly enough, if salinger had *not*
written 'the catcher', i don't think any literary
critics would be writing about his work. (excepting,
perhaps, alsen.)

unless the vault reveals some startling stuff, i think
salinger's future 'worth' will eventually be reduced
to one book: 'the catcher'.

but, personally, of the 4 books i would first jettison
'the catcher'; then '9 stories'; then 'franny &
zooey'. 'raise high & seymour' is, hands down, my
favorite volume.

kim

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Received on Tue Dec 17 18:55:26 2002