J.D. Salinger, Dead at 91
I still think Catcher in the Rye is a great book, a true American classic, but what I will always remember Salinger for is introducing me at an impressionable age to Rilke and Zen. And bananafish.
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mennonno sapiens - one giant leap for mankind: J.D. Salinger, Dead at 91
I still think Catcher in the Rye is a great book, a true American classic, but what I will always remember Salinger for is introducing me at an impressionable age to Rilke and Zen. And bananafish.
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