Re: Russian connection
WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 08:28:16 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Paul Janse!
There's a good article on "manhattanese" in the NYTimes called "Talking
the Tawk" on page B7 of the September 21, l998 issue.
I can't answer your second and third q's, but I do believe mr. salinger
was fond of chekhov and dostoyevsky...
will
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Paul Janse wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is Paul Janse, I am new here, I am a Dutch 33-year old
> Salinger-admirer, have been reading his books over and over again for the
> past 9 years.
>
> Who could shed light on the following issues:
> - Does the spoken language ("Manhattanese") sound dated now to American
> readers?
> - I read somewhere (I forgot where) that Nabokov admired Salinger. Is that
> true? How about vice versa?
> - Have his books been translated into Russian?
> - From Franny and Zooey it is clear that Salinger admires Tolstoy. How
> about other Russian writers?
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
> PJanse@compuserve.com
>