{"product_id":"j-d-salinger-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-9781612195896","title":"J. D. Salinger: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations","description":"From the moment J. D. Salinger published \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e in 1951, he was stalked by besotted fans, would-be biographers, and pushy journalists. In this collection of rare and revealing encounters with the elusive literary giant, Salinger discusses--sometimes willingly, sometimes grudgingly--what that onslaught was like, the autobiographical origins of his art, and his advice to writers. Including his final, surprising interview, and with an insightful introduction by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist David Streitfeld, these enlightening, provocative, and even amusing conversations reveal a writer fiercely resistant to the spotlight but powerless to escape its glare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.D. Salinger \u003c\/b\u003e(b. 1919, New York, NY; d. 2010, Cornish, NH) was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. His landmark novel\u003ci\u003e The Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e is widely established as a defining novel of post-World War II America. He is also the author of the collections \u003ci\u003eNine Stories, Franny and Zooey, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeymour: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. Though he continued to write up until his death in 2010, Salinger was fiercely reclusive and stopped publishing his work in 1965. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor\u003cb\u003e David Streitfeld \u003c\/b\u003eis a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the editor of \u003ci\u003eGabriel Gárcia Márquez: The Last Interview \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilip K. Dick: The Last Interview\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421661597970,"sku":"9781612195896","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f4c0716-0b03-4ab7-9084-acd0b16845d7.jpg?v=1729510528","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/j-d-salinger-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations-9781612195896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}