Re: Sunday Times article

Florie Sommers (writeflorie@hotmail.com)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 08:21:20 -0800 (PST) 

I disagree, Jake. He's been writing all these years for pleasure, his 
pleasure, not yours. If he cared if we were happy he would still be 
publishing.

Florie

>From: Jake McHenry <seymour@ktis.net>
>Reply-To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>Subject: Re: Sunday Times article
>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 12:53:05 -0600
>
>I am wondering why in the world would our man Salinger hole himself up 
for
>years writing and then opt to burn all of his work. Where did the whole 
talk
>of the manuscript burning come from anyway? I am thinking that if he 
were to
>plan on destroying his work then why would he even attempt publishing
>Hapworth again. In my mind there are piles of pages of stories just 
waiting
>for us to see. Ober and his team of rabid lawyers will see to it that
>Salinger's wishes will be met regarding publication of his new work. 
("Now I
>mean nothing, but NOTHING, on the covers of my books. You hear me 
Ober?!
>Just plain old white!") Even in death Salinger will get his way. (As he
>damned well should, I think.) Truth be told, I just don't know if I can 
be
>let down about it. I am nearly to a point where I almost NEED to hear 
about
>Les and Bessie as youngsters and how they met and countless other small
>things that are somehow important to me.
>I just cannot buy for one single solitary second that he would burn his
>work.
>-Jake.
>seymour@ktis.net
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Florie Sommers <writeflorie@hotmail.com>
>To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
>Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:51 AM
>Subject: Re: Sunday Times article
>
>
>>Dickinson also wanted her work burned when she died. Actually none of
>>her stuff was published during her life time, it all came after she 
was
>>gone thats why none of her poems are named. I worry though that 
Salinger
>>is just smart enough to burn it before he dies. I want nothing more 
than
>>to see all his hidden work published for everyone to love but I don't
>>think it will ever happen. Firstly, because of my above stated reason
>>and secondly because the people around him protect him to such a 
degree
>>that I can see them betraying him even after his death.
>>
>>I also worry that his recluse writing will be disappointing. Because 
we
>>have such a wonderful little group of work we figure that all his work
>>is wonderful. I'm sure that there is stuff there that he wouldn't  
have
>>published even during his publishing years. I worry that if it is all
>>released we will be flooded with work that is not his choosing and not
>>his best work.
>>
>>In a blue sky world I would love for him to choose the work that he 
sees
>>fit for publication after his death and lock away the remainder. No
>>matter how much we love him there is no way that all the writing he 
has
>>done since he took off is as good as the work we already have.
>>
>>What do you all think?
>>
>>Florie
>>
>>
>>>From: Camille Scaysbrook <verona_beach@geocities.com>
>>>Reply-To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>>>To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
>>>Subject: Re: Sunday Times article
>>>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:20:01 +1100
>>>
>>>bob pigeon wrote:
>>>> if he destroyed them that would be so ridiculous
>>>> kafka's dying wish was that they'd burn all his books something 
like
>>that
>>>> and instead his friend published them
>>>> hahaha
>>>
>>>This has happened to a lot of writers. My thought on the matter is - 
if
>>>they didn't burn them themselves then possibly they didn't *really*
>>want
>>>them burnt at all. This is certainly the case with Katherine 
Mansfield,
>>who
>>>requested that her remaining writings go this way - then her husband
>>spent
>>>the next 30 years or so getting rich off them.
>>>
>>>Still ... we have the stories and that's the main thing.
>>>
>>>Camille
>>>verona_beach@geocities.com
>>>@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
>>>@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
>>>
>>
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