pen name? international reading habits

Subject: pen name? international reading habits
From: Will Hochman (hochman@southernct.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 03:02:30 GMT

Thanks for you answer about "The Silent" Valerie. I've often
wondered why Salinger didn't use a pen name...maybe by the time he
realized he needed to leave New York and just write, he knew his
style would defy what a pen name could attempt to hide, but I'm
thinking he may well have been a happier person had he not simply use
a traditional way to remove his personal self from the public eye.

I'm also curious...are you in France? Do they not read Salinger there?

will

PS: That's an innocent q--I just want to know. Balzac is one of my
favorite writers but I've been told the French don't read him
anymore. I'm always wondering what others read...perhaps because
there's a stack of papers for me to read right now and I'd rather
dive into Lost Illusions anytime! 

-- 
Will Hochman
Assistant Professor of English
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent St, New Haven, CT 06515
203 392 5024

http://www.southernct.edu/~hochman/willz.html

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