<DIV>This powerful collection contains more than 150 personal letters addressed to J. D. Salinger from well-known writers, editors, critics, journalists, and other luminaries, as well as from students, teachers, and readers around the world who had discovered <I>The Catcher in the Rye</I> and Salinger’s short stories for the first time. Their voices testify to the lasting impressions Salinger’s ideas and emotions have made on so many diverse lives.<BR></DIV>