Re: The Definitive Salinger Resource
citycabn (citycabn@gateway.net)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:43:43 -0700
Sonny
Since you sent this to the list, and another to my home, I thought I should
at least post this reply so the other bananafishes don't think I am heir to
the theory/code that solves the $64K question: why did Seymour kill
himself. In short, I don't *think* I sent you mail re this subject--an
email on Rilke, yes.
Recently on the list I have shot my mouth off re the difference between the
Bananafish Seymour and the Glass Saga Seymour (and Teddy as Teddy), but
fortunately no one has taken me seriously. If I had to venture any kind of
statement re the suicide question, it would be very, very mundane: each and
every reader must seek his or her own answer. And where that answer is, and
what that answer will be, I can't say.
Will write you more at length to your private email very soon.
--Bruce
PS I agree with your PS below.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sundeep Dougal <holden@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in>
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:35 AM
Subject: The Definitive Salinger Resource
>Bruce,
>
>On Matt's promptings, we did start work on a FAQ that you know is
>lying abandoned at
>
>http://members.tripod.com/~SundeepDougal/faq.html
>
>and I do remember your sending me mail on Rilke which I was able to
>locate just now, but I do also have vague recollections of your
>sending me another mail (which unfortunately I cannot locate. I had
>put off reading and responding to it then) offering an altenative
>explanation to Matt's on the Suicide. This may be as good a time as
>any to reopen that can of worms, in particular now that Matt's back.
>If you can find it, then could you either mail it to me or to the
>list? We'd better catch Matt before he slips off again.
>
>I think Stephen's covered just about everything and keeps his site
>nicely updated, and Matt and I had then thought to fill in the gaps.
>But plenty remains I am sure.
>
>I have got time on my hand for another week or so, I think, so am game
>for all contributions and to improve the general layouts and such too.
>
>Of course we couldn't hope for a better editor than Scottie, if he'd
>agree.
>
>Sonny
>
>PS: No idea on the other diss. you mention. I am just being lazy to
>look up the Alsen book, but it was I think Sumitra Panikker or
>something similar that he mentions. But I'd love to read Matt's, if
>he'd put it up somewhere.
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