Subject: Salinger, Faulkner, Kesey, oh yeah....
From: Capua (capua@sp.looknet.com.br)
Date: Wed Jun 18 1997 - 22:32:22 GMT
It is a cold night down here in South America and I really felt like
writing. First because I would like to know if there is anyone else from
Brasil on this list so that maybe we could get together someday and talk
after having some Antarticas.
I had made a comment about the Esquire magazine article a while ago
and someone (sorry, I have a hard time keeping names) replied saying that it
disgusted her. Well, I though it was ok for a chronicle, and despite that I
disagree with the author's personal attitudes, it was my first clue into
Salinger's universe. Until then, I had only read The Catcher, and that book
had impacted me so much that I didn't think anything could be better than that.
I was lucky enough to find an old paperback copy of "Franny and
Zooey" and that was the only contact I've had with the Glass family so far,
besides having read "A Perfect day for Bananafish". The motives behind those
characters interest me rather much for profoundly private reasons.
Unfortunately, I am going through a moment in my life where literature
serves as therapy instead of study. I've been trying to get more into
American authors to keep my English going, but it's been extremely hard to
find adequate books.
I am currently readind Faulkner's "As I lay Here Dying". I suppose
that people on this list are reeeeaaally into literature, and as far as I
know, Faulkner is conseidered the greatest American author of all times. So
I would like to get information on the subject, as well as this possible
influence Huxley has had on him (I read that somewhere). It sounded pretty
incoherent to me.
Speaking of Huxley, is anyone here as fond of Ken Kesey as I am? I
mean, I am extremely fond of him.
Leaving room for your own developed thoughts now,
And apologizing for the typing mistakes, gramatically incorrect
constructions and poor lousy English vocab,
Your Brasilian Connection
Nanda
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