Sad news
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ChrisGreaves
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Re: Sad news
Sad indeed.Samantha wrote:Salinger has died ...
But REJOICE! He has left us his gift - so many hours of engrossed reading.
There's nothing heavier than an empty water bottle
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HansV
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Re: Sad news
He has left us only a small number of books, but they are very special - they are not like any other author's works.
Best wishes,
Hans
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johbot
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Re: Sad news
Special and will always cause controversy.
When I was teaching English in Zimbabwe in 1983, my A Level class was of mixed race. There was a copy of Catcher in the Rye in the library, held in a glass case for special loans by the librarian. She would not loan it to my students with darker skin! They got to borrow my copy instead.
Recently I heard of a case where the librarian at a local school here will not loan the book out to anyone.
When I was teaching English in Zimbabwe in 1983, my A Level class was of mixed race. There was a copy of Catcher in the Rye in the library, held in a glass case for special loans by the librarian. She would not loan it to my students with darker skin! They got to borrow my copy instead.
Recently I heard of a case where the librarian at a local school here will not loan the book out to anyone.
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ChrisGreaves
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Re: Sad news
I was in the book store again this morning. Sure 'nuff paperback copies of "Catcher In The Rye" were smugly sitting next to the cash-register .....Samantha wrote:... J.D. Salinger has died at age 91...
There's nothing heavier than an empty water bottle
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Samantha
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Re: Sad news
I'm more interested in finding a compilation of the Glass Family stories.ChrisGreaves wrote:I was in the book store again this morning. Sure 'nuff paperback copies of "Catcher In The Rye" were smugly sitting next to the cash-register .....Samantha wrote:... J.D. Salinger has died at age 91...
Samantha