At 19:41 11/07/98 -0500, Kari wrote: >As far as the "1950's" style you're trying to get to, I always lump >Salinger with Vonnegut and even Hemingway, to a point. I think it's the >matter-of-fact, no-fluff tone. They just tell it like it is. I found this observation interesting. I agree that early Salinger stories are written in dry, terse, dense style. However, it seems to me that Buddy Glass, the "author" of some of the later stories, is at times the champion of superfluous prose, especially in the beginnings of "Zooey" and "S:aI". ________________________________________ G.H.G.A. Paterson (804)662-3737 gpaterso@richmond.edu RC Box 0411 28 Westhampton Way University of Richmond, VA 23229-0411 ________________________________________