With Love and Squalor: 13 Writers Respond to the Work of J.D. Salinger
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Reading TheCatcher in the Ryehas become a rite of passage for young Americans, landing the book on bestseller lists (and banned book lists) each year, even though it was published a half century ago. What is it about J. D. Salinger and his body of work that has left such a lasting mark on American fiction? And who better to answer that question than the current generation of writers?
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Here are fourteen of the most vital voices in the contemporary American fiction scene pulling no punches in response to a writer who continues to beguile, charm, fascinate, and frustrate generations of readers. Contributors Walter Kirn, Ren? Steinke, Charles D'Ambrosio, Emma Forrest, Aleksander Hemon, Lucinda Rosenfeld, Amy Sohn, John McNally, Karen E. Bender, Thomas Beller, Benjamin Anastas, Aimee Bender, Joel Stein, and Jane Mendelsohn turn themselves inside out as they discuss their personal reactions to reading Salinger classics-not only The Catcher in the Rye but alsoFranny and Zooey, Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters, and the short stories-and explore, with begrudging gratitude, how Salinger helped to form the deepest reaches of their literary imaginations.
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