TLS signed “J. D. Salinger,” one page, 4.75 x 7, The New Yorker letterhead, May 12, 1957. Letter to Marilyn Schachter at Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, declining an interview. In the brief, apologetic letter, Salinger explains his disdain for "the writer as interviewee." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
Salinger's reclusive behavior is the stuff of legend, and particularly his unwillingness to be interviewed by anyone, least of all a budding journalist. Marilyn Schachter was a student at Douglass College, graduating in 1959 with a degree in journalism. She went on to have a career as a writer and editor, in spite of Salinger's polite snub.
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