Reclusive writer JD Salinger died this week at the old age of 91. He hadn't published anything since 1965, yet insider reports and common sense claim he's still been writing all these years. When the contents of Salinger's literary safe are revealed, will we see a dozen quality book manuscripts and hundreds of unpublished short stories, or will we see the leavings of a highly eccentric old man?
Either way, this is the sort of thing literary nerds like us dream of. Salinger, famous for The Catcher in the Rye, published more interesting works like Nine Stories or Franny & Zooey. He is a minor literary god, not anyplace near the heights of Stephen Crane, but it will be wonderful to see where he took his literary talent over the past silent 45 years.
Such time was never enjoyed by Mr. Crane, who died before his 29th birthday, and had not the luxury of leaving behind a secret stash of works, instead hurriedly dictating the end of his tales from his deathbed, for sake of money. Yes, life isn't fair, but at least Salinger fans who've waited all these years will see some payoff.
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