Thursday, January 28, 2010

J. D. Salinger, author of 'Catcher in the Rye,' dies

Maybe now we'll find out what Salinger has been writing all these years. Check out this story from The Washington Post:

J. D. Salinger, 91, a celebrated author and enigmatic recluse whose 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye" became an enduring anthem of adolescent angst and youthful rebellion and a classic of 20th-century American literature, has died at his home in Cornish, N.H.

The author's son, in a statement from the author's literary representative, confirmed the death to the Associated Press. Mr. Salinger died Wednesday, according to the AP, but no cause of death was immediately reported.

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