With that wonderment which is the birth-act of philosophy, I suddenly start to query the familiar.
(Konrad Lorenz, 1952)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Goodbye

Well a literary giant has passed. J.D. Salinger died at the ripe old age of 91. Although much of those years were lived in seclusion and no publishing output (but plenty of writing it is believed), his impact was enormous. Love or hate them, The Catcher in the Rye and "Nine Stories," were influential and Catcher still resonates. Read about him here.

1 comment:

  1. Here's something crazy for you...to the best of my recollection I have NEVER read Catcher in the Rye.

    Should I be ashamed?

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