Hey Mr Salinger
Based on The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Joanna Smith Rakoff looks again at JD Salinger's fan mail, to which she replied against the reclusive writer's wishes, and asks why he found it so difficult to deal with admirers.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 27'23''
- Broadcast date: 2011
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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