May 8, 2010

Of these two writers

1. Age
J D Salinger : 1919-2010 (91  years), died of natural causes
J K Toole : 1937- 1969 (31 years), committed suicide

2. Major Work- A single novel, turned Cult classic (both from United States of America)
J D Salinger- A Catcher in the Rye (title taken from the poems of Robert Burns of Scotland)
J K Toole- A Confederacy of Dunces (title taken from the works of Jonathan Swift of Ireland)

3. Protagonist-
J D Salinger- Holden Caulfield (16 years old boy wearing Red hunting cap)
J K Toole- Ignatius Reilly (30 years old wearing Green hunting cap)

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