Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
Not only naked in the sense of clothes but
also in the sense of moraility. Things started to change in the 40s. Another lost generation
starte to appeare. Existentialism had to do with it life has less meaning and it consits of
choices, it's up to us do make the right ones and if we choose the right ones are lives may be
authentic. Everyone is alienated, there's no real communication. Zen Buddhism, self
identification with the spontanuous movements of nature.
J.D Salinger, 1919-2010
Born in NYC. He went to military school, he was a naughty boy. That's were he started
writing. He did not finish his degree. During the 2nd WW he served in Europe. In France he
also met Hemingway at one point. In 1951 he published his only novel ,,Catcher in the Rye"
which brought him worldwide fame. He hated publicity, he hated being famous. Soon he
withdrew from active social life, basically for 70 years, for all of his life