Dream Guardian (My Father - Salinger)

Author: J.D. Salinger (USA)
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Features: The stories told by Salinger's daughter are as captivating as his novels. Here, information is provided that compels us to reconsider our estimation of Salinger's works, with some imagination even being amplified. This memoir is likely to spark a reassessment of Salinger's place in American literature. The book offers a dimension to his mysterious and reclusive lifestyle, as perceived by many. — The New York Times
A freshly released memoir that tells the whole truth, uncovering the eccentric and private life of his eighty-one-year-old father. For J.D. Salinger fans and scholars, these details are fascinating. She has clearly marked the autobiographical elements in her father's works and offers sharp psychological insights. — The New York Post
The Catcher in the Rye reveals a crack in Salinger's mysterious facade. — Salon
Margaret Salinger's work demonstrates the brilliance of a woman's observational skills applied to a man's writing. Few memoirs make readers reflect as deeply on the entire body of a famous writer's novels; this is one of the best books to emerge from Salinger criticism. — Academic Writing Review
America's most famous creator of precocious children has had an outstanding daughter, one with a moral nerve capable of withstanding the challenge of J.D. Salinger's very flesh and blood, as well as his deeply concealed mystery. Peggy is a master at interpreting her father's works, with a balanced technique that skillfully deciphers his creative motivations and actions. The book's outstanding feature lies in deconstructing the Salinger myth as the author describes her own process of self-recovery. — The Richmond Times-Dispatch
A first-of-its-kind observation of one of the most revered and secretive writers in the U.S. — USA Today
The Catcher in the Rye focuses more on the author's own growth process and emotional journey. Regarding family history, since her writer father rarely spoke of it, the opening information is limited. Instead, her uncle provides details about the Salinger family in the "Appendix." Salinger the writer not only kept his family history secret but also avoided interviews at all costs. Decades without new works and a reclusive lifestyle have given rise to the various "mysteries" surrounding him. In truth, this was simply the life chosen by an artist.