Re: Universitatlity

I think it's really hard to talk about sequels before the 20th cent.
Many were published serially. Novels are a relatively new thing in
literature to begin with...

Jim

Marcus Burke wrote:

> */Tim O'Connor <tim@roughdraft.org>/* wrote:
>
> personally feel that Catcher is such a "fly-in-amber" story, such a
> snapshot of a critical time in a boy's life, that any followup
> would be
> absurd.
>
> Well i'm not so sure. there was a sequel to gone with the wind (2
> in fact) - not sure how well they did - not bad i think. i also
> think that a sequel of sorts would be possible if it were written
> in the right way and with the right attitude. i've heard this idea
> that it would be impossible too many times. the book doesn't
> deserve quite that much exhaltedness in my view. I've always
> wondered what became of holden - rather i feel i've always known.
> i think others have too and it would be nice to see what became of
> him or tell the story of the year that followed. i happen to know
> of a friend who's attempted this (as yet unpublished) and it's not
> a bad read. of course whether it could ever be published is
> another matter. probably not.
>
> marcus.
>

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