Legendary author passes, a great loss

NotaSuv
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edited January 2010 in The Clubhouse
J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H., where he had lived in seclusion for more than 50 years. He was 91.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited January 2010
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous, died Wednesday at his home in Cornish, N.H., where he had lived in seclusion for more than 50 years. He was 91.

    I heard it on the drive home, a true loss!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2010
    The guy was 91 years old, that's a pretty good run. I think this "huge loss" talk is a bit overstating it.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2010
    The guy seems to have had much in common with Howard Hughes. He was incredibly reclusive... While his passing is sad, he was lost decades ago according to his family. I had to read that book in school, and I remember it to have been well written. To bad more of his works never saw the light of day.

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited January 2010
    Never heard of the guy.
    If...
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited January 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Never heard of the guy.

    :eek:

    Ever hear of The Catcher In The Rye?
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited January 2010
    Yep, never read it though. I don't like to read, takes too much time and I can't sit still that long.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited January 2010
    Big Dawg wrote: »
    :eek:

    Ever hear of The Catcher In The Rye?

    Yeah, and I thought it was a really stupid book. When they forced us to read it in high school I was wondering who decided that was a 'classic'.
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    The guy was 91 years old, that's a pretty good run. I think this "huge loss" talk is a bit overstating it.

    Just a tad...
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited January 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Never heard of the guy.

    He wrote the one book. He was the basis for the James Earl Jones character in Field of Dreams. (I think)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2010
    Catcher In The Rye was the book that **** who shot John Lennon had on him when arrested.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited January 2010
    You're all a bunch of phonies. It's a good book for an adolescent and it sure hits home even more today than it did when it was written. Mark David Chapman was a disturbed individual and while "Catcher" supposedly influenced him to shot Lennon it wasn;t the singular factor
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited January 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Catcher In The Rye was the book that **** who shot John Lennon had on him when arrested.

    That's called karma. Charles Mason's "family" murdered in the name of "Helter Skelter."

    Art doesn't kill, it just has the power to focus intense emotion. That's what makes it art.
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    You're all a bunch of phonies.

    Perfect.
    heiney9 wrote: »
    It's a good book for an adolescent and it sure hits home even more today than it did when it was written. Mark David Chapman was a disturbed individual and while "Catcher" supposedly influenced him to shot Lennon it wasn;t the singular factor

    +1
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    Ron-P wrote: »
    Never heard of the guy.

    Alas, the 'youth'...for whom history exists 'not'! And tradition is meaningless. Salinger's book defined the alienation and the coming of age of an entire generation...it was a watershed work for its time! Art is not defined by 'quantity' but by 'quality'. The fact that J.D. was a recluse is of no significance...many artists find it difficult to live normal lives in society--the demons of biography and creation can strangle even the best of them. Some die early, others enslave themsleves to drugs, alcohol, etc., and some disappear into 'themselves'. The 'sensitivity' that it takes to look into oneself and 'return' is often too great for the individual self. A classic example is Mark Rothko....you can 'see' his demise in the evolution of his painting!

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    You're all a bunch of phonies. It's a good book for an adolescent and it sure hits home even more today than it did when it was written. Mark David Chapman was a disturbed individual and while "Catcher" supposedly influenced him to shot Lennon it wasn;t the singular factor

    +1, Let's not get 'absurd'!

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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    You're all a bunch of phonies. It's a good book for an adolescent and it sure hits home even more today than it did when it was written. Mark David Chapman was a disturbed individual and while "Catcher" supposedly influenced him to shot Lennon it wasn;t the singular factor

    Not quite sure what the "phonies" thing is about but I was making no comment about the book or how it related to Chapman. I was only stating the fact that he had it on him when arrested. Please don't read any more than what I have stated into my post sir.
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited January 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Not quite sure what the "phonies" thing is about but I was making no comment about the book or how it related to Chapman. I was only stating the fact that he had it on him when arrested. Please don't read any more than what I have stated into my post sir.

    Guns don't kill Beatles. Paperback writers kill Beatles.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2010
    John30_30 wrote: »
    Guns don't kill Beatles. Paperback writers kill Beatles.
    I thought it was Maxwell's Silver Hammer.;)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2010
    I don't believe in Beatles.

    I just believe in me.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2010
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I don't believe in Beatles.

    I just believe in me.


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  • blakeh
    blakeh Posts: 491
    edited January 2010
    I've never heard of The Beatles. But I've heard of J.D. Salinger. Now who was this John Lennon bloke? ;)
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited January 2010
    I've tried to read "Catcher in the Rye" on several occasions because it is considered a "classic." I never got it and could never get through it. That being said, I'm sure it's a great book that really reached many people. What I don't get is this extreme sadness over his passing. The guy was a talented writer, but he was also a d**k. He treated his fans horribly and his family even worse. He's basically been "dead" since the late 60's, except for his occasional lawsuits. John H. is correct that James Earl Jones' character in field of dreams was based on Salinger. The original book "Shoeless Joe" that the move is based on has Salinger as the character, but when they made the move, Salinger refused to allow his name to be used and threatened lawsuits.

    Talented writer, bad human!
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