Wellness
J.D. Salinger Hooked on Yoga, Meditation, and a Macrobiotic Diet?
Novelist apparently had a passion for living healthy
Reclusive author J.D. Salinger passed away Wednesday at age 91. I loved Salinger's colorful New York City characters in his great novels such as The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, but was unaware of his study of Zen Buddhism and passion for yoga, meditation, and healthy eating.In her 1998 memoir At Home in the World, Joyce Maynard recounts her year-long relationship with Salinger. Maynard described Salinger as being consumed with yoga, meditation, Zen Buddhism, and even a macrobiotic diet and homeopathy.
I had no idea. Did you?
Published 01.29.10 at 12:15 PM
I'm not his fan, and I haven't read his novel much, and I'm not going to get payday loans to buy his collected works ' and I think teen angst, or dissatisfaction with the picture of the world was better channeled by others, in my opinion. I didn't care too much for Catcher in the Rye, or Holden Caufield, but I understand the book's impact, and note the sadness at the passing of JD Salinger. However, I've always thought Hunter Thompson and Chuck Palahniuk were better articulators of the fallacy of the modern world. I do always appreciate a good literary slap in the face to the emptiness of the status quo, though ' so may Salinger Rest in Peace.
