Salinger was and is one of my most favourite writers. I believe his books will live forever.

An amazing coincedence happened just recently. Two days ago I noted on my blog that “Catcher in Rye” had an amazing passage that seemed to describe Barack Obama to a tee:

http://hyphenatedamericans.blogspot.com/2010/01/damn.html

And now, Salinger is dead. Could it be a mere coincedence? I don’t think so. Life reluctantly immitates art.