J.D. Salinger - Unpublished

[lame54]

We may see a wealth of work from him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger

The success of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and scrutiny: Salinger became reclusive, publishing new work less frequently. He followed Catcher with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953), a collection of a novella and a short story, Franny and Zooey (1961), and a collection of two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work, a novella entitled "Hapworth 16, 1924," appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965...


...Salinger continued to write in a disciplined fashion, a few hours every morning. According to Maynard, by 1972 he had completed two new novels.<81><82> In a rare 1974 interview with The New York Times, he explained: "There is a marvelous peace in not publishing ... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure."<83> According to Maynard, he saw publication as "a damned interruption".<84> In her memoir, Margaret Salinger describes the detailed filing system her father had for his unpublished manuscripts: "A red mark meant, if I die before I finish my work, publish this 'as is,' blue meant publish but edit first, and so on."<85>

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Great news!

"A red mark meant, if I die before I finish my work, publish this 'as is,' blue meant publish but edit first, and so on."<85>

That means it is (was) his intent to have those works published = nobody will be burning the unpublished manuscripts.

I was wondering about that.

[lame54]

2. there must be tons of material...

he was a recluse with nothing better to do

i doubt he spent his time playing video games

[Skink]

3. I used to ride my bike right outside the woods near his residence.

I grew up less than 10 miles from where he lived.

[Warpy]

4. He seems to have hated the fame game

with the tours and the signings and the readings. I guess once he had enough money (and the sense to know it was enough), he didn't see any point in that part of it. He just sat and did his job.

I'm hoping his unpublished books have worn well.

[lame54]

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