The Boston Globe, September 9th, 1999
SALINGER A Biography By Paul Alexander Renaissance Books, 351 pp., $24.95 It's difficult not to feel a pang of sympathy for J. D. Salinger, hounded by fans, would-be soul mates, reporters, stalked by assorted crazies. The man only wants to be left alone. Or does he? In "Salinger: A Biography," Paul Alexander makes the original suggestion that the publicity-shy author of "The Catcher in the Rye" may in fact be "the Greta Garbo of literature," a genius spin doctor of his own legend who resurfaces periodically to remind the public that he wants to be left alone, thus calling attention to himself ...
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