Re: jd is just an author
Abra (abra@post6.tele.dk)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:59:24 +0100
J J R wrote:
>
> I think some distinctions are in order--and we do run into this with
> several authors. See, there's the part of the author that comes through
> his or her work, and then there's that part mixed in with all the rest of
> the author--that makes up the Real person.
Exactly... I donīt think an author can totally deny himself in his writing,
but reading his/her work and meeting the person is not necessarily the same
experience...
My point was merely, that when you know a lot of personal facts about an
author itīs easier to say the he/she wrote this or that piece based on
a certain life-experience... That is not really the case with Salinger...
We know a few things but next to nothing compared to other authors...
> I think in Salinger's case the Real Person wasn't very pleasant.
I wouldnīt know about that, Iīd give him the benefit of the doubt...
Maybe he just couldnīt handle the pressure of being famous, like a
Syd Barrett perhaps???
Abra