[Bananafish] Nine Stories

[Kenneth]

The Nine Stories appear in the order that they were published.
There's simply no documentation telling us whose idea it was to place them 
in this order.
Because Salinger chose the collection's title and dictated its packaging, my 
gut tells me it was his idea.
In a way, the decision was an unfortunate one. Nine Stories would be 
balanced better if Salinger had insisted his stories be included in the 
order they were written instead of published.
As it stands now, "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes" sticks out of place.
The most deliberate and well-documented placement is the last story,"Teddy."
Salinger not only wrote the piece intending it to close Nine Stories, but he 
instructed Little, Brown to include the story even before he had finished 
it.
Something tells me this is the crux of your question. Salinger indeed wrote 
"Teddy" to reflect upon "Bananafish."
.
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> From: "Anna Wyszkowska" <rosa.pulchra at wp.pl>
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> 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
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> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:24:08 -0400
> From: "James Rovira" <jamesrovira at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bananafish] Nine stories
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> oh, that was my idea.  Suggested it to him in a letter, even the
> choice of stories.  The man knows how to listen...
>
> Jim
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> 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
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