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Thursday, January 28, 2010
J.D. Salinger Dies at 91
Author J.D. Salinger died of natural causes on January 27, 2010 at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire. He was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.
I read Catcher in the Rye 14 times between freshman and junior year in high school. I had a good friend who patterned her speech after Holden Caulfield. The genius of Nine Stories practically ruined me for any other short story writer. I can’t feel sad-dying of natural causes at the age of 91, living life, as far as anyone can tell, on your own terms, is only a cause of envy and a bit of awe. I remember reading somewhere that years ago he said that Catcher in the Rye should be shelved on a high shelf, because it wasn’t appropriate reading for children. He was right, of course. But it was perfect reading for anyone in the throes of rebellious adolescence. RIP, J.D.
I read Catcher in the Rye 14 times between freshman and junior year in high school. I had a good friend who patterned her speech after Holden Caulfield. The genius of Nine Stories practically ruined me for any other short story writer. I can’t feel sad-dying of natural causes at the age of 91, living life, as far as anyone can tell, on your own terms, is only a cause of envy and a bit of awe. I remember reading somewhere that years ago he said that Catcher in the Rye should be shelved on a high shelf, because it wasn’t appropriate reading for children. He was right, of course. But it was perfect reading for anyone in the throes of rebellious adolescence. RIP, J.D.
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