Sinister: where jd salinger lives

[Jason Schlumbohm]

JD Salinger lives in or near Burlington VT or something like that. A
co-worker went to Dartmouth and we got to talking about it one day, since I
guess it's not too far. Maybe. I'm at the opposite end of the continent, so
what do I know?
Please don't go visit him! He's just a bitter old man nowadays (or always?)
and probably wouldn't take kindly to sinisterines dropping by.
I must agree, Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters and Seymour An
Introduction are sublime. My favourites of all the Glass stories! That
little old man with the hat that never says anything...he's great.
If you really like his stuff, don't go track down too many of his other
stories (the stuff the New Yorker, Story, etc.  that didn't make it into
Nine Stories). I did, and for the most part they didn't make it into Nine
Stories for a reason. With the exception of some other Glass stories that
bordered on small novellas, like "Hapworth 16, 1924" which was supposed to
be published again a few years ago, but I haven't heard anything beyond the
first spout of press releases. "The Inverted Forest" was good, closest
stylistically to the later Glass stuff.

Oh, and the novella "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" might
appeal if you liked Catcher. I can't remember offhand who wrote it, though.
I think someone may have mentioned this book while talking about the B&S
Middle Distance Runner song. There's some B&S content for you!
Jason
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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