Esquire & Salinger

[Andrew Clarke Walser]

	On Friday, 16 May 1997, jporter wrote:	

	I get a strange feeling knowing that Salinger is still alive,
	perhaps sitting on a masterpiece or two (or 3 or 4) -- waiting.

	Of course, Salinger will have to write ONE masterpiece before we
can accept the notion of his composing a handful.  Whatever adolescent
charm THE CATCHER IN THE RYE may have, this century has seen hundreds of
novels -- perhaps a thousand -- of significantly greater distinction. 
	Nabokov, however, admired "A Perfect Day for Bananafish."

				Andrew Walser
			    University of Illinois-Chicago