Re: jewish characters in Salinger
Renee Zuckerbrot (renee@dachshund.com)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 20:47:22 -0400
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>Cheers, Renee! (...and if we're getting into the topic of good books by
>American authors about Japan, can I also recommend THE LADY AND THE MONK by
>Pico Iyer....)
Never read that book, but will keep it mind. Read parts of his first book,
VIDEO NIGHTS IN KATHMANDU. Pretty interesting stuff.
>...and as for
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> IRON AND SILK. But the author's name is Mark
>>Salzman.
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>How right you are again, which now makes me doubt the title of the book by
>Pico Iyer too, although I am almost certain about the author's name in this
>case.... (The brain cells do tend to deteriorate with time!)
I'm sure you're right about Pico. Hard name to forget.
>Salzman apparently turned it into an atrocious movie, in which he had the
>audacity to play the leading role--which would be a bit like JDS trying to
>act the role of Holden.... Yuck!)
Never knew that a film was made. Sounds dreadful. Salzman should stick to
writing. Did you read his second book? Don't recall the title, but it
had to do with life in the suburbs.
>OK, fishes, here's the big question: (But first, a confession--I haven't
>read FRANNY & ZOOEY since I was sixteen, which was sometime around the
>opening battle of the Punic Wars.... At the time, I preferred it to
>Catcher.) Should I risk reading it again?
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>Cheers,
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>Paul