#Sylvia Welter

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J.D. Salinger Biography J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) was an influential American author best known for his novel "The Catcher in the Rye." His work continues to resonate with readers worldwide, capturing the complexities of adolescence and identity. Biography J.D. Salinger Information table width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid #000; padding: 8px; text-align: left; th background-color: #f2f2f2; Full Name Jerome David Salinger Birth January 1, 1919 Death January 27, 2010 Nationality American Notable Works The Catcher in the Rye (1951) Nine Stories (1953) Franny and Zooey (1961) Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963) Hapworth 16, 1924 (1965) Military Service World War II Published Short Stories Several in Story magazine (1940) Acclaimed Story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker (1948) Impact Influential depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence Later Life Became reclusive, published less frequently Legal Battle With biographer Ian Hamilton in the 1980s Memoirs By Joyce Maynard (ex-lover) and Margaret Salinger (daughter) in the late 1990s Early Life Early Life of J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger, born Jerome David Salinger on January 1, 1919, in New York City, was the son of a Jewish father and a Christian mother. Raised in the bustling metropolis of New York, Salinger attended public schools during his formative years. His experiences in the city would later influence his writing, particularly in his seminal work, "The Catcher in the Rye." Seeking a more disciplined environment, his parents eventually enrolled him in the Valley Forge Military Academy, where he continued his education. This mix of urban upbringing and military schooling helped shape the themes of adolescence and identity that permeate his literary works. Family J.D. Salinger's Family Information table width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px; text-align: left; th background-color: #f2f2f2; Name Relation Information Sol Salinger Father Sol Salinger was of Jewish descent and worked as a cheese importer. Marie (Miriam) Jillich Salinger Mother Marie, often called Miriam, was of Christian descent and provided a diverse religious background for the family. Doris Salinger Sister Doris was J.D. Salinger's only sibling, born eight years before him. Height, Weight, And Other Body Measurements J.D. Salinger Body Measurements table width: 60%; margin: 20px auto; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; text-align: left; th background-color: #f2f2f2; caption caption-side: top; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px; J.D. Salinger's Body Measurements Attribute Measurement Height 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) Weight Not widely documented Body Measurements Not widely documented Wife/husband / Girlfriend/boyfriend J.D. Salinger's Relationships table width: 80%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; table, th, td border: 1px solid #000; th, td padding: 10px; text-align: left; th background-color: #f2f2f2; J.D. Salinger passed away on January 27, 2010. At the time of his death, he was not publicly known to be in a relationship. Partner Relationship Type Additional Information Oona Chaplin Girlfriend Dated before she met Charlie Chaplin Sylvia Welter Wife Married in 1945, divorced in 1947 Claire Douglas Wife Married in 1955, divorced in 1967; had two children, Margaret and Matthew Joyce Maynard Girlfriend Dated in the early 1970s Elaine Joyce Girlfriend Dated after his affair with Maynard Jean Miller

Girlfriend Had a relationship with her in the 1940s J.D. Salinger was a reclusive author best known for his novel "The Catcher in the Rye." His relationships, particularly with younger women, have been a subject of public interest and scrutiny. His marriage to Claire Douglas was his longest, and they had two children together. Salinger's life and relationships were often shrouded in mystery, in line with his famously private nature. Career, Achievements And Controversies J.D. Salinger: Career, Achievements, and Controversies body font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; h1, h2, h3 color: #333; .container width: 80%; margin: auto; overflow: hidden; .section margin-bottom: 20px; J.D. Salinger became famous primarily due to his novel The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1951. The book became a massive success, resonating deeply with adolescent and young adult readers. Its portrayal of teenage angst and alienation, as experienced by the protagonist Holden Caulfield, struck a chord and established Salinger as a significant literary figure. Salinger began his career writing short stories, which were published in various periodicals such as The New Yorker and Story. His early work included stories like "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor." However, it was his novel The Catcher in the Rye that catapulted him to fame. Following this, Salinger published other notable works, including Franny and Zooey, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, and Nine Stories. Although Salinger's work was critically acclaimed and widely read, he did not receive many formal literary awards during his lifetime. His achievements are more in the realm of cultural impact and literary influence. The Catcher in the Rye remains one of the most studied and discussed novels in American literature. Salinger's life and work were not without controversy. The Catcher in the Rye itself was often the subject of censorship due to its use of profanity, themes of rebellion, and sexual content. The novel has been banned in various schools and libraries over the years. In his personal life, Salinger became increasingly reclusive after the success of his novel. He moved to Cornish, New Hampshire, where he lived in near isolation. This reclusiveness led to much speculation and interest from the media and the public. Further controversies arose from his relationships, particularly his romantic involvement with much younger women, including author Joyce Maynard. After his death, more details about his personal life and unpublished works became public, further fueling interest and debate. J.D. Salinger's impact on literature is undeniable. Despite his limited output and reclusive nature, his works, particularly The Catcher in the Rye, continue to be influential and widely read. The controversies surrounding his life and work only add to the enigmatic legacy he left behind. Faq J.D. Salinger FAQs body font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px; .faq-section margin-bottom: 20px; .faq-question font-weight: bold; .faq-answer margin-left: 20px; Q: Who is J.D. Salinger? A: Jerome David Salinger, commonly known as J.D. Salinger, was an American writer best known for his novel "The Catcher in the Rye." Born on January 1, 1919, and passing away on January 27, 2010, Salinger was a reclusive author who published several works in his lifetime. Q: What is "The Catcher in the Rye" about? A: "The Catcher in the Rye" is a novel that follows the life of Holden Caulfield, a teenager who has been expelled from prep school. The story explores themes of teenage angst, alienation, and the challenges of growing up. Q: What other works did J.D. Salinger write? A: Besides "The Catcher in the Rye," J.D. Salinger wrote several short stories

and novellas, including "Nine Stories," "Franny and Zooey," "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," and "Seymour: An Introduction." Q: Why was J.D. Salinger so reclusive? A: J.D. Salinger became increasingly reclusive after the publication of "The Catcher in the Rye." He shunned public life and rarely gave interviews, preferring to live a private life in Cornish, New Hampshire. His reclusiveness has been attributed to his desire for privacy and his disdain for the public and media attention. Q: Did J.D. Salinger publish any works after "The Catcher in the Rye"? A: Yes, J.D. Salinger published several works after "The Catcher in the Rye," including "Nine Stories" (1953), "Franny and Zooey" (1961), "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction" (1963). However, he stopped publishing new material after 1965. Q: Are there any unpublished works by J.D. Salinger? A: It has been widely speculated that J.D. Salinger continued to write throughout his life and left behind numerous unpublished manuscripts. However, the contents of these works and whether they will ever be published remain uncertain.

[taurasdubouquin]

Des BD et des romanciers

Quand la littérature inspire la BD et que la BD revisite la littérature, on ne peut qu’être agréablement surpris. Et ce mois-ci nous sommes comblés. Deux albums viennent nous rappeler que les auteurs de BD savent parfaitement reconnaitre l’apport des grands écrivains. La réciproque est beaucoup plus rare, bien que certains romanciers se prêtent bien plus facilement depuis quelques années à l’exercice du scénario. Donc, ne désespérons pas.

Valentina Grande est professeure de lettres à Bologne, et est devenue une spécialiste de J. D. Salinger ; une gageure quand on sait que Salinger fut l’un des plus secrets écrivains américains. Avait-il quelques secrets à cacher ? Il n’y a rien de tel pour éveiller la curiosité, surtout de ses admirateurs. Ce qui est le cas de Valentina Grande. C’est ainsi qu’elle a découvert l’existence de la première épouse de Salinger, Sylvia Welter, qu’il rencontra en Allemagne dans l’immédiate après-guerre, alors qu’il souffre d’un stress post-traumatique.

L’ouvrage « Salinger, Avant l’Attrape-cœur » (Éditions Steinkis) relate cet épisode de sa vie. Un magnifique portrait du romancier mais aussi de cette toute aussi secrète épouse. Qui était-elle ? Française ou allemande. Nazie ? Antisémite ? Travaillait-elle pour la Gestapo ? Nous ne le saurons jamais Mais toutes ces questions influent directement sur les relations entre Salinger et elle. Et leur magnifique histoire d’amour en souffrira à tel point que Salinger effacera de sa vie, mais probablement pas de ses souvenirs, cette jeune femme énigmatique.

L’album nous saisit par la justesse de ses personnages, leur profondeur tout en nuance, et surtout cette ambiance incroyablement fidèle à l’esprit des écrits de Salinger. Le dessin de Eva Rossetti n’y est pas étranger, tout en tons sépia, et dans la grande douceur de son trait. Le montage des vignettes participe également à l’emprise qui saisit le lecteur. Chaque détail, parfois infime, acquièrt de l’importance suggestive et demande à la lecture une attention particulière qui n’est pas pour déplaire bien au contraire. Salinger y prend de l’importance, interroge, éveille la curiosité. Cela tombe bien, l’histoire se poursuit par un large et riche dossier sur cet auteur fascinant.

Si Salinger ne relate qu’une partie de la vie de l’auteur, ce n’est pas le cas de l’album « Cortazar » qui s’attache à une biographie complète de  l’auteur franco-argentin. Mais là ne vous attendez pas à des révélations. Il s’agit avant tout d’un hommage. Et quel hommage ! Le plus époustouflant album graphique de l'année. Une BD, une bio, un livre d'art où tout se percute, dessins, références, biblio, témoignages, photographies... et surtout cette incroyable inspiration enrichie d'une connaissance et d'une pratique de nombreux styles judicieusement utilisés (flat design, jeux de textures, clins d'œil astucieusement minimalistes, rétros et ludiques, imperfections d’impressions...) pour surprendre le lecteur à chaque page, où le texte alimente le dessin et le dessin influe le texte. Et le pire, c'est qu'il réussit à vous pousser à lire ou relire Julio Cortazar. Un chef d'œuvre. Merci les auteurs, à savoir Marc Torices et Jesús Marchamalo. Et merci à l’éditeur, Presque Lune, pour ce pari insensé et magnifique !

[face--the--strange]

The Magicians + NYT Minus Context, part 3/? ⇝ The Library Edition

made for @thewelterschallenge

[justthishumanheart]

From Water-Tower Hill to the brick prison The shingle booms, bickering under The sea's collapse. Snowcakes break and welter. This year The gritted wave leaps The seawall and drops onto a bier Of quahog chips, Leaving a salty mash of ice to whiten In my grandmother's sand yard. She is dead, Whose laundry snapped and froze here, who Kept house against What the sluttish, rutted sea could do. Squall waves once danced Ship timbers in through the cellar window; A thresh-tailed, lanced Shark littered in the geranium bed — Such collusion of mulish elements She wore her broom straws to the nub. Twenty years out Of her hand, the house still hugs in each drab Stucco socket The purple egg-stones: from Great Head's knob To the filled-in Gut The sea in its cold gizzard ground those rounds. Nobody wintering now behind The planked-up windows where she set Her wheat loaves And apple cakes to cool. What is it Survives, grieves So, battered, obstinate spit Of gravel? The waves' Spewed relics clicker masses in the wind, Grey waves the stub-necked eiders ride. A labor of love, and that labor lost. Steadily the sea Eats at Point Shirley. She died blessed, And I come by Bones, only bones, pawed and tossed, A dog-faced sea. The sun sinks under Boston, bloody red. I would get from these dry-papped stones The milk your love instilled in them. The black ducks dive. And though your graciousness might stream, And I contrive, Grandmother, stones are nothing of home To that spumiest dove. Against both bar and tower the black sea runs.

—Sylvia Plath, Point Shirley

[letrasinversoreverso]

12 de junho - Dia dos Namorados: Dez casais da literatura

1. Vladimir Nabokov e Véra;

2. Italo Calvino e Esther Judith Singer;

3. W. H. Auden e Chester Kallman;

4. Marly de Oliveira e João Cabral de Melo Neto;

5. Sylvia Plath e Ted Hughes;

6. Tennessee Williams e Frank Merlo;

7. Elena Garro e Octavio Paz;

8. J. D. Salinger e Sylvia Welter;

9. James Joyce e Nora Barnacle;

10. Erico Verissimo e Mafalda Halfen.

[harrowharkwife]

PUSH-themed ask game, magicians episodes edition!

counting the upcoming s4 finale, there are 52 episodes of the magicians- 13 each season. to celebrate (and help alleviate some of the nervous anticipation we’re all feeling right now), i thought i’d try my hand at making an ask game that focuses on appreciating all 52 weird and wonderful episodes we’ve been given. 

and hey, guess how many cards there are in a single deck? that’s right, 52. you know what that means- let’s play PUSH. or, like, an adapted, digital version of it, where instead of drawing a card you have to choose between two episodes of the magicians? idk, just go with it.

the rules are this: go here to generate a random number between 1 and 52. the number you get corresponds to the question you ask whoever you’re “playing” against- the questions will be listed below! make sure that you give your own answer to each question you send, so that you can “play your own card,” so to speak. and lastly, if you get asked a question off this list, you should ask a question in return to keep the match going. good luck!

QUESTIONS:

1. ACE OF SPADES - the bank heist in 2x07 “plan b,” or the bank heist in 4x03 “the bad news bear”?

2. TWO OF SPADES - the “under pressure” number in 3x09 “all that josh,” or the “storm coming” number in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor”?

3. THREE OF SPADES - quentin’s arrival at brakebills in 1x01 “unauthorized magic,” or kim’s arrival at brakebills in 4x01 “a flock of lost birds”?

4. FOUR OF SPADES - eliot’s conversation with the great cock in 3x01 “the tales of the seven keys,” or fen’s conversation with the napster in 4x09 “the serpent”?

5. FIVE OF SPADES - the conversation between penny 40 and penny 23 in 3x11 “twenty-three,” or the conversation between the alices in 4x09 “the serpent”?

6. SIX OF SPADES - the welters tournament in 1x05 “mendings, major and minor,” or the trials in 1x06 “impractical applications”?

7. SEVEN OF SPADES - the “shake it off” number in 1x04 “the world in the walls,” or the “one day more” number in 2x09 “lesser evils”?

8. EIGHT OF SPADES - julia’s first encounter with our lady underground in 1x08 “the strangled heart,” or julia learning she is a goddess in 3x13 “will you play with me”?

9. NINE OF SPADES - the coronation scene in 2x01 “knight of crowns,” or margo winning the throne in 3x12 “the fillorian candidate”?

10. TEN OF SPADES - the mosaic montage in 3x05 “a life in the day,” or eliot remembering his conversation with quentin in 4x05 “escape from the happy place”?

11. JACK OF SPADES - the multiple storylines in 3x08 “six short stories about magic,” or the emphasis on the importance of side characters in 4x07 “the side effect”?

12. QUEEN OF SPADES - the gang teaming up to defeat the beast in 2x03 “divine elimination,” or everyone working together to defeat the monsters in 4x12 “the secret sea”?

13. KING OF SPADES - margo’s moment of catharsis in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor,” or quentin’s moment of catharsis in 4x12 “the secret sea”?

14. ACE OF HEARTS - dean fogg testing quentin’s magic aptitude at brakebills in 1x01 “unauthorized magic,” or marina testing julia’s magic in the hedge witch meat locker in 1x02 “the source of magic”?

15. TWO OF HEARTS - margo reuniting with eliot after losing her eye in 2x13 “we have brought you little cakes,” or quentin and julia reuniting after their personality wipes in 4x03 “the bad news bear”?

16. THREE OF HEARTS - margo and quentin’s conversation on the stairs of the physical cottage in 1x05 “mendings, major and minor,” or eliot making sure julia is okay in 2x13 “we have brought you little cakes”?

17. FOUR OF HEARTS - eliot, fen, and fray’s first quest on the munjtac in 3x02 “heroes and morons,” or eliot comforting fen following the revelation that fray isn’t really their daughter in 3x07 “poached eggs”?

18. FIVE OF HEARTS - margo’s “what’s the difference between a live hero and a dead moron” speech to eliot in 3x02 “heroes and morons,” or eliot and margo’s pop culture references conversation in 3x01 “the tales of the seven keys”?

19. SIX OF HEARTS - penny trying to break through in 3x04 “be the penny,” or eliot trying to break through in 4x05 “escape from the happy place”?

20. SEVEN OF HEARTS - quentin facing his depression key monster in 3x06 “do you like teeth?”, or eliot facing his repressed memories in 4x05 “escape from the happy place”?

21. EIGHT OF HEARTS - the fairy queen’s speech to the enslaved fairies in 3x10 “the art of the deal,” or margo establishing the new desert order in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor”?

22. NINE OF HEARTS - quentin and julia’s trip to the underworld in 2x11 “the rattening,” or julia and josh’s trip to timeline 23 in 3x11 “twenty-three”?

23. TEN OF HEARTS - ghost-eliot panicking over having killed margo in 3x11 “twenty-three,” or quentin panicking over the monster hurting eliot with pills in 4x06 “a timeline and place”?

24. JACK OF HEARTS - the chaos over poppy’s dragon egg in 4x08 “home improvement,” or the chaos over the lamprey in 3x03 “the losses of magic”?

25. QUEEN OF HEARTS - the gang trying to kill each other because of the throne curse in 2x03 “divine elimination,” or the gang fighting over the dragon egg in 4x08 “home improvement”?

26. KING OF HEARTS - margo and lizard eliot in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor,” or julia and beast quentin in 3x11 “twenty-three”?

27. ACE OF CLUBS - quentin and eliot getting drunk by the fireplace in 1x11 “remedial battle magic,” or julia and penny 23 talking by the fireplace in 4x11 “the 4-1-1″?

28. TWO OF CLUBS - fen protecting fray from pirates in 3x03 “the losses of magic,” or zelda trying to keep harriet safe in 3x08 “six short stories about magic”?

29. THREE OF CLUBS - quentin asking his questing creature (the white lady) for help in 2x04 “the flying forest,” or margo getting help from her questing creature (lord fresh) in 4x02 “lost, found, fucked”?

30. FOUR OF CLUBS - the sex magic in 4x04 “marry, fuck, kill” where penny 23 annoints julia with oil, or the sex magic alice and quentin have to do in 1x10 “homecoming” to save penny from the neitherlands?

31. FIVE OF CLUBS - alice and her brother in 1x03 “consequences of advanced spellcasting,” or julia and her sister in 1x07 “the mayakovsky circumstances”?

32. SIX OF CLUBS - penny and sylvia in the poison room in 2x12 “ramifications,” or zelda and kady in the poison room in 4x12 “the secret sea”?

33. SEVEN OF CLUBS - harriet’s introduction in 2x10 “the girl who told time,” or marina’s introduction in 1x02 “the source of magic”? 

34. EIGHT OF CLUBS - shadeless julia blowing up the forest in 2x08 “word as bond,” or niffin alice fighting the beast in 2x03 “divine elimination”?

35. NINE OF CLUBS - the reveal that alice is living in quentin’s cacodemon tattoo in 2x06 “the cock barrens,” or the reveal that tick pickwick has had an agenda of his own all along in 3x09 “all that josh”?

36. TEN OF CLUBS - fen convincing the fairy queen to help the enslaved earth fairies in 3x10 “the art of the deal,” or julia saving her friends in castle blackspire instead of listening to iris in 3x13 “will you play with me?”

37. JACK OF CLUBS - quentin trying to live his boring, no-magic, desk job life in 2x05 “cheat day,” or kady-as-sam-cunningham discovering magic is real in 4x01 “a flock of lost birds”?

38. QUEEN OF CLUBS - quentin’s “could i maybe have eliot back?” in 4x02 “lost, found, fucked,” or margo telling lizard eliot she’s going to save him in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor”?

39. KING OF CLUBS - the very first time eliot calls margo “queen margo the destroyer” in 1x13 “have you brought me little cakes,” or when he says “high king margo, long may you reign” in 3x12 “the fillorian candidate”?

40. ACE OF DIAMONDS - quentin and julia realizing they were the ones who helped jane chatwin out of the snare in the fillory books in 1x13 “have you brought me little cakes,” or quentin realizing that the old man who solved the mosaic before jane could was actually him at the end of 3x05 “a life in the day”?

41. TWO OF DIAMONDS - eliot facing his past when the illusion key conjures up an image of his father in 3x04 “be the penny,” or eliot facing his past in the form of his memories in 4x05 “escape from the happy place”?

42. THREE OF DIAMONDS - eliot, margo, and fen singing “one day more” in 2x09 “lesser evils,” or margo, lizard eliot, fen, josh, kady, and dean fogg singing “here i go again” in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor”?

43. FOUR OF DIAMONDS - lizard eliot singing “don’t get me wrong” in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor,” or him singing “beautiful dreamer”?

44. FIVE OF DIAMONDS - the monster remembering he had a sister in 4x10 “all that hard, glossy armor,” or the conversation he has with her in 4x12 “the secret sea”?

45. SIX OF DIAMONDS - the first half of the post-mosaic conversation between quention and eliot in the castle whitespire throne room (3x05 “a life in the day”), or the second half (4x05 “escape from the happy place”)? 

46. SEVEN OF DIAMONDS - quentin and the monster breaking the model planes while quentin grieves his father in 4x04 “marry, fuck, kill,” or quentin learning his discipline is minor mendings in 4x11 “the 4-1-1″?

47. EIGHT OF DIAMONDS - quentin talking about how the fillory books pulled him out of his first depressive episode in 1x09 “the writing room,” or him standing up to his depression key monster in 3x06 “do you like teeth?”

48. NINE OF DIAMONDS - kady trying to save penny’s life in 3x03 “the losses of magic,” or the emotional conversation she has with him while holding the truth key during her escape from rehab in 3x07 “poached eggs”?

49. TEN OF DIAMONDS - josh singing “wham bam” in 3x09 “all that josh,” or kady singing “all i need is the boy”?

50. JACK OF DIAMONDS - eliot telling quentin that he killed someone on accident at 14 in 1x02 “the source of magic,” or quentin kissing eliot on their one year anniversary at the mosaic in 3x05 “a life in the day”?

51. QUEEN OF DIAMONDS - quentin and julia laying underneath their map-of-fillory table in 1x13 “have you brought me little cakes,” or their dance in the stairwell to get bacchus to let them in to the party in 3x01 “the tales of the seven keys”?

52. KING OF DIAMONDS - the animation used at the beginning of 3x13 “will you play with me?” to tell the story of the knight and the seven keys, or the animation used by the binder in 4x11 “the 4-1-1″ to tell the story of the monster and his sister?

[atlantidekids]

Valentina Grande, insieme a Eva Rossetti, è autrice del raffinato graphic novel Il mio Salinger, che, per mezzo della voce della prima moglie del romanziere americano, Sylvia Welter, racconta del loro amore, di quanto fu difficile e intenso, controverso anche nei ricordi: all’epoca D. J. Salinger era un giovane soldato americano (di origini ebree) che risentiva di un grave disturbo post traumatico, considerato che fu tra i primi a entrare nel campo di concentramento Kaufering IV. Quello che vide lo tormentò per anni ma non gli impedì di avere la presenza per entrare nelle fila di coloro i quali avevano il compito di indagare e segnalare sui nazisti che si nascondevano tra i civili nel dopoguerra.

Il mio Salinger, di Valentina Grande ed Eva Rossetti – 2019, BeccoGiallo

Da qui, probabilmente, il tarlo che cominciò a rodere la storia damore con Sylvia sin dall’inizio, giacché su di lei non si dissipò mai l’ombra che fosse collusa con in nazisti, che facesse addirittura parte della Gestapo. Il passato oscuro di Sylvia contibuì ad allontanarli ma molto contò anche l’ambizione non compiuta del giovane Salinger, quando ancora era lungi dall’essere l’acclamato autore del Il giovane Holden.

La palette di colori, che alterna il virato seppia agli azzurri e ai grigi, conferisce a tutta la narrazione un tono nostalgico, sfumato che restituisce intensità a un matrimonio breve (durò solo 8 mesi) ma vero, sofferto, certamente vissuto.

Il mio Salinger, di Valentina Grande ed Eva Rossetti – 2019, BeccoGiallo

Il mio Salinger, di Valentina Grande ed Eva Rossetti – 2019, BeccoGiallo

I balloon partono dalle labbra e si muovono nell’aria come fumo di sigaretta, conferendo alle parole che contengono un senso sfuggente misto tra il ricordo e l’oblio.

Come tutti i ricordi, si sfumano col passare del tempo, fissando elementi per perderne altri, rendendo più morbidi certi contorni e affilarne, appuntirne altri. Questa narrazione rende bene la frammentarietà di un passato controverso e doloroso, toccato però da un amore grande, di cui nessuno ha saputo per anni.

Titolo: Il mio Salinger Autore: Valentina Grande, Eva Rossetti Editore: BeccoGiallo Dati: 2019, 146 pp., 19,00 €

    Questa è una recensione per celebrare il #MaggioDeiLibri in seno alla traccia: Dove sei giovane Holden? A cento anni dalla nascita di J.D. Salinger.

  Il mio Salinger Valentina Grande, insieme a Eva Rossetti, è autrice del raffinato graphic novel Il mio Salinger, che, per mezzo della voce della prima moglie del romanziere americano, Sylvia Welter, racconta del loro amore, di quanto fu difficile e intenso, controverso anche nei ricordi: all'epoca D.

[revuedepresse30]

Un magnifique roman graphique retrace la jeunesse mystérieuse de JD Salinger

Quarante années durant, il refusera toute interview et opposera au monde une attitude pratiquement mutique : à ce prix l’œuvre de Salinger (deux romans, et c’est tout) s’avère plus grande que son créateur. Mais Valentina Grande, professeure de lettres et créatrice d’une série radiophonique sur l’écrivain, et la graphiste Eva Rossetti, décident ici d’un postulat de base qui relève de la gageure : la vie du romancier fut aussi un roman, pour preuve ce qu’il advint dans sa vie avant L’Attrape-cœurs (l’un des plus fameux romans de la littérature américaine, publié en France en 1951, et contant la dérive new-yorkaise, trois jours durant, d’un adolescent de 17 ans).

En ce qui concerne Jerome David Salinger, le parcours s’avère tout aussi touffu qu’enténébré. Supposé, par recoupement de témoignages, avoir participé au débarquement de Normandie, à la bataille des Ardennes et à la libération des camps d’extermination, et avoir frayé avec un correspondant de guerre du nom d’Ernest Hemingway, l’Américain considérait le conflit mondial comme une épopée romantique propre à enflammer son imaginaire, ce qui ne l’empêchera pas de souffrir de stress post-traumatique.

La traversée d'un brouillard d’événements invérifiables

C’est à partir de cette époque troublée, dans une Europe meurtrie, que Grande adopte un mode poétique, se nourrissant des biographies autorisées ou de nouvelles inédites, et met ses pas dans ceux de Sylvia Welter, ophtalmologue allemande au passé trouble, et qui fut, huit mois durant, la première épouse de Salinger, même si par la suite totalement effacée des tablettes par ce dernier.

Le titre original de l’album (Il mio Salinger) en dit sans nul doute assez sur le point de vue adopté par les auteures, d’autant que l’écrivain, dans le brouillard d’événements invérifiables, mais apparemment simplement préoccupé par son parcours d’artiste, ne sort pas forcément grandi de cette romance.

Une épopée littéraire au sein d'un conflit épouvantable

L’histoire d’amour (impossible ?) entre l’enfant d’un père juif, spécialiste du contre-espionnage, et une jeune femme informatrice de la police, aux très avérées sympathies nazies, voire aux accointances avec la Gestapo, oscillant entre rigueur historique et parti-pris romantique, est magnifiquement rendue par des tonalités sépia toutes de nostalgie.

Car s’il s’agit ici d’une histoire d’amour nourrie de communication non verbale, et d’avant la reconnaissance universelle, elle est médiée par l’écho d’un conflit épouvantable, et un continent en ruines. Et l’agencement des planches, en apparence trop sage, incarne en fait les grilles d’une cellule, et les affres d’une tragédie antique, vers laquelle se précipitent les deux héros.

D’autant que les phylactères prennent leurs aises avec l’espace de ce roman graphique, ou film hivernal c’est selon, baguenaudant tout autour des dessins, ce qui est le moins pour une épopée littéraire.

Salinger - Avant L'Attrape-cœurs (Editions Steinkis) 144 pages, 18€

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Stalemated their armies stood, with tottering banners: She flung from a room Still ringing with bruit of insults and dishonors And in fury left him Glowering at the coal-fire: ‘Come find me’—her last taunt. He did not come But sat on, guarding his grim battlement. By the doorstep Her winter-beheaded daisies, marrowless, gaunt, Warned her to keep Indoors with politic goodwill, not haste Into a landscape Of stark wind-harrowed hills and weltering mist; But from the house She stalked intractable as a driven ghost Across moor snows Pocked by rock-claw and rabbit-track: she must yet win Him to his knees— Let him send police and hounds to bring her in. Nursing her rage Through bare whistling heather, over stiles of black stone, To the world's white edge She came, and called hell to subdue an unruly man And join her siege. It was no fire-blurting fork-tailed demon Volcanoed hot From marble snow-heap of moor to ride that woman With spur and knout Down from pride's size: instead, a grisly-thewed, Austere, corpse-white Giant heaved into the distance, stone-hatcheted, Sky-high, and snow Floured his whirling beard, and at his tread Ambushed birds by Dozens dropped dead in the hedges: o she felt No love in his eye, Worse—saw dangling from that spike-studded belt Ladies' sheaved skulls: Mournfully the dry tongues clacked their guilt: ‘Our wit made fools Of kings, unmanned kings' sons: our masteries Amused court halls: For that brag, we barnacle these iron thighs.’ Throned in the thick Of a blizzard, the giant roared up with his chittering trophies. From brunt of axe-crack She shied sideways: a white fizz! and the giant, pursuing, Crumbled to smoke. Humbled then, and crying, The girl bent homeward, brimful of gentle talk And mild obeying.

—Sylvia Plath, The Snowman on the Moor