The collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s letters is Here . They’re wonderful, and well selected, and provide a fascinating path from one end of a life to the other.
The collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s letters is Here . They’re wonderful, and well selected, and provide a fascinating path from one end of a life to the other.
You make an interesting point about Vonnegut's "anvil" and that he had his limits with it.
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As for Salinger, I suppose it is better to have written one wildly best-selling novel than none at all. It sounds like he was able to survive for many years after "Catcher"'s publication.
I know. There's no arguing with success, and all of that. It's just a shame that he spent so much of his life alienating all the people his work meant so much to.
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