LitfestAt 91, JD Saliinger has died.
There are two facts that caught my imagination this morning as I listened to the radio.
1. His renown is based on one book (although his short stories sold well) – The Catcher in the Rye sold 65 million copies. I’d like to compile a list (with help, please!!) of other authors whose reputation was sealed on the back of one book. Apparently he continued to write while in retreat, so now there is speculation of other books …
2. Catcher in the Rye was originally written for adults, but became an adolescent classic. There are plenty of books that cross over the other way, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials triology, Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, JK Rowling’s Harry P, Mal Peet’s Exposure, Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, are the first that spring to mind, but what of books that travelled the other way? Another list?
