[Bananafish] Nine stories

[James Rovira]

oh, that was my idea.  Suggested it to him in a letter, even the
choice of stories.  The man knows how to listen...

Jim

On 10/14/06, Anna Wyszkowska <rosa.pulchra at wp.pl> wrote:
> Hi!!
> My question may seem simple and unimportant; still, it really matters to me.
> Namely, was the order of stories in Nine Stories chosen by Salinger or by
> somebody else?I`m reading `In search of J.D. Salinger` by Ian Hamilton but I
> cannot find any mention of this fact. Maybe I`m reading too much into
> it?What is your opinion-is there something symbolic and mystical in the way
> Nine Stories are organized?
> Take care,
> Anna