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Thursday, January 28, 2010

A literary icon is dead

JD Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye, dies at 91

J.D. Salinger, enigmatic author, dies at 91: Legendary author of ‘Catcher in the Rye’ died in his isolated home in N.H.


Believe it or not, I have never read The Catcher in the Rye, although I have read Franny and Zooey, a novel about the remarkable Glass family, with whom Salinger is said to have been obsessed. A recluse for many years, his death was announced by his literary agent and privacy has been requested for his family. There will be no service.

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