Yes Camille, that's what I've been saying...plus I don't understand why we should expect Mr. Salinger to be wonderful or even typical...I don't want to be under the type of microscope he's been under, and even Socttie who I admire might not survive such close scrutiny without his fine image tarnishing a bit... I have to admit I enjoyed Salinger in Maynard's book because she brings him to life on the page...like I enjoyed meeting him in WP Kinsella's _Shoeless Joe_. But I think both instances of Salinger on the page are fiction and judging him as a person is simply not something I want to do... will On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Camille Scaysbrook wrote: > > > I have no way of knowing how true is her description of his rage > > at her impending publication. > > Of *course* he's angry. He's no longer a mystery man. We have penetrated > the ivory tower and we've found no Gentleman of Shalott but an eccentric > but essentially - or maybe the word should be `believable' - guy. > > I found the Maynard book at my local esoteric bookstore today - I was very > surprised, I didn't know it was out here yet and haven't seen any reviews. > I only had a chance to flick through it but found a pretty amusing story > about Salinger trying to smoke a salmon by sticking it down his chimney. (: > > > But I suspect - on past form - if her > > report were really contestable he would already have contested it. > > But what could he contest? Like she said, it's her recollections, and > there's no way of copyrighting those, short of lobotomy. > > Camille > verona_beach@geocities.com > @ THE ARTS HOLE > www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 > THE INVERTED FOREST > www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest > > >