J.D. Salinger’s Published Works

I recently read a biography of J.D. Salinger, and, despite being largely disappointing, it did contain (in entirely unorganized ways) what I’m hoping is the entire list of Salinger’s stories. Here it is, for safe keeping… “The Young Folks”, Story, March/Apr. 1940 “Go See Eddie”, University of Kansas City Review, Dec....

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On Applause During Jazz Tunes

I have done no historical research on this phenomenon, so I’m not sure exactly when it became standard practice — which strange person in the middle of a performance started clapping and whistling, and how, instead of just throwing the offender out of the hall, others in the audience decided to follow suit — but I’d like here to do some analysis...

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