My Salinger year
Book • 2014
In 'My Salinger Year', Joanna Rakoff recounts her time as a 23-year-old assistant to the literary agent representing J.D.
Salinger.
Set in the late 1990s, the memoir captures a pre-digital era of New York City's literary scene.
Rakoff navigates her days in a traditional agency using typewriters and Dictaphones, while her nights are spent in a small Brooklyn apartment with her socialist boyfriend.
Her task of responding to Salinger's fan mail leads her to craft personal responses, which helps her find her own voice and self-awareness.
The book is a coming-of-age story that vividly portrays Rakoff's journey through a world of literary giants and personal aspirations.
Salinger.
Set in the late 1990s, the memoir captures a pre-digital era of New York City's literary scene.
Rakoff navigates her days in a traditional agency using typewriters and Dictaphones, while her nights are spent in a small Brooklyn apartment with her socialist boyfriend.
Her task of responding to Salinger's fan mail leads her to craft personal responses, which helps her find her own voice and self-awareness.
The book is a coming-of-age story that vividly portrays Rakoff's journey through a world of literary giants and personal aspirations.
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Episode 54: Here After by Amy Lin
