Uncollected Stories
Sundeep Dougal (holden@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in)
Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:37:03 +0500 (GMT+0500)
On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, WILL HOCHMAN wrote:
> and their correct citations are listed in several books by warren french
> or eberhard alsen...also Jack R. Sublette has published an annotated
> bibiliography of salinger...
Will, infact the full citations have also long been available on Stephen's
excellant page. (My page has it, too---if I may add in a blatantly me-too
manner!)
>but I also have to say I love "Seymour--An
> Introduction." At first it's not an easy story, but if you think about
> writing, it can be the perfect lesson...
Oh, this one I have always enjoyed---and when I first read it I don't
think I even had a clue as to who Kierkegaard was, not that it matters too
much...I have always struggled, when pinned down by those of my friends
who love labelling and slotting things in neat hierarchial orders, whether
I like Zooey more or S:AI. "Not that I love Zooey less," I tell them in my
best Shakespearean mode (talking of which reminds me more and more of
Matt Kozusko whom I have been thinking of quite a bit for the last few
days in particular) "but I think I love S:AI more". More for Buddy
actually, rather than Seymour. I like Buddy's mixing of memory and desire
(and I say it aware that some of the psychol-analyst-ically inclined would
straight away start hollering "incestuous homosexuality!" ;)) and his
nostalgically keeping Seymour's memeory alive and building a larger than
life picture. To me, that's been the best part of JDS's fiction, his
younger siblings' adoration/veneration of the older/dead lot and the
genuine, warm familial or at least, sibling-love...Sonny
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