Re: Maynard is Satan
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 11:19:40 +1100
Sometimes I wonder if Salinger is the greatest tactician in all of this.
Sometimes I wonder if he's *really* playing his cards right. Because by
withdrawing; by eschewing publicity he actually draws far more interest and
yes, publicity, than if he were some unregarded writer who had a few hits
in the 50s and 60s but isn't doing much recently. Or even a woman writer
who embraces publicity in all its forms (who it must be added I hadn't
heard of til the Salinger thing emerged) I wonder sometimes if it isn't all
on purpose, because let's face it, it's certainly cemented his reputation
for good.
> ...But for Maynard to violate his privacy in such a blatantly
> self-promoting, obnoxious, sleazy way just makes me understand
> Salinger's position that much more. It's publicity-mongers like her that
> made Salinger inaccessible to the rest of us. He tried to give of
> himself, and he got burned (I'm leaning more toward disdain than
> disinterest, aren't I? Well, you got me all riled up!).
> Let me change the subject. How old is Salinger now? He must be over 80.
Born 1st January 1919, so he'll be 80 next year, yeah.
Camille
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