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Goddam Phonies! The secret and not-so-secret life of J.D. Salinger

  • February 16th, 2010
  • Posted in literature

Catcher in the Rye novelist retains cult-like following today despite having spent most of his life in semi-complete seclusion By Anusha Kambhampaty When J.D. Salinger died last month at the age of 91, nostalgic and reverential writings flooded every newspaper and magazine as writers from around the world remembered their favorite literary anti-hero and the [ READ MORE ]

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