casey, why not read _In Search of J.D Salinger_ by Ian Hamilton? will On Fri, 1 Aug 1997 CHamil6876@aol.com wrote: > I once wrote a letter to Salinger through his agent's address, I knew full > well that I would not get a reply. The main reason I did this was to least I > tried to contact one of the 20th centuries great writers and maybe a dim > glimmer of hope that I would get something back. I do find it almost > impossible to see JD sorting through hundreds of letters a day just for his > own personal satisfaction. > > P.S. Did he really destroy all of his letters and why was he in court. > > Casey >