JD Salinger's unseen writings to be published, family confirms

Post by pattisapu » Tue, Feb 05, 2019, 1:24 AM UTC

kregasaurusrex wrote: post #30

ryanmcbride wrote: post #11

This gives me the same feeling as all these old Prince recordings from his vault coming out. On one hand it feels wrong on the part of the family/rights owners to release this stuff against the wishes of the deceased, but on the other hand I really want that forbidden media.

Contrast Prince with Terry Pratchett, whose estate followed his wishes of destroying the hard drives containing Terry's unfinished works with a steamroller.[0] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchet...

Post by balladeer » Tue, Feb 05, 2019, 2:04 AM UTC

dewey wrote: post #26

vichu wrote: post #21

I recall reading some of his unpublished writings after they were leaked on what.cd, and I'm sure if you dig around some you'd be able to find mirrors somewhere on the web. Included in the leak was "The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls", the supposed prequel to "Catcher in the Rye". The leaker claimed something like a 6TB(!) bounty for leaking it too.

The discussion in that request thread about how to get the novel out of the reading room where one of the most entertaining ones I’ve read. I wish there was a backup. People were going crazy with coming up with plans and spy grade equipment to take pictures. Good times.

Post by balladeer » Tue, Feb 05, 2019, 3:35 AM UTC

function_seven wrote: post #29

logfromblammo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An "evil genie" type can find all kinds of loopholes in a wish. I'd disassemble the building, move the pieces of it inside a larger museum with better public access, and affix the old walls to "structural remediation", which is to say that the pieces of the old building would be held up with steel beams and cables instead of each other. The "storage facility" for the other 90% of the collection would--entirely coinci…

Wholeheartedly agree. Once you're dead, you're dead. One's last wishes should definitely be respected to the first degree. That is, whomever you will your money, possessions, or property to should get those things. There should not be any strings attached beyond that, to the extent that a living person could not tie those same strings (or choose later to untie them)

Post by function_seven » Tue, Feb 05, 2019, 3:56 AM UTC

balladeer wrote: post #35

function_seven wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wholeheartedly agree. Once you're dead, you're dead. One's last wishes should definitely be respected to the first degree. That is, whomever you will your money, possessions, or property to should get those things. There should not be any strings attached beyond that, to the extent that a living person could not tie those same strings (or choose later to untie them)

What if I do not want to leave my money to anyone, or part of it?

Post by kakarot » Tue, Feb 05, 2019, 7:51 AM UTC

alekseypo wrote: post #36

vichu wrote: post #21

I recall reading some of his unpublished writings after they were leaked on what.cd, and I'm sure if you dig around some you'd be able to find mirrors somewhere on the web. Included in the leak was "The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls", the supposed prequel to "Catcher in the Rye". The leaker claimed something like a 6TB(!) bounty for leaking it too.

It's the one place on the net I genuinely miss.