
At Home In The World
In 1972, Joyce Maynard, an undergraduate at Yale, wrote an article for the New York Times Magazine called ''An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life''. Among the hundreds of letters she received as a result, one expressed deep affection for her writing, and concern at the exploitation that she might be subjected to. The writer was J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye and famous recluse.
Thei...
In 1972, Joyce Maynard, an undergraduate at Yale, wrote an article for the New York Times Magazine called ''An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life''. Among the hundreds of letters she received as a result, one expressed deep affection for her writing, and concern at the exploitation that she might be subjected to. The writer was J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye and famous recluse.
Thei...