John Updike, September 17, 1961 : Anxious Days For The Glass Family

Even in « Franny », which is, strictly, pre-Glass, the writer seems less an unimpassioned observer than a spying beau vindictively feasting upon every detail of poor Lane Coutell’s gaucherie. Indeed, this impression of a second male being present is so strong that it amounts to a social shock when the author accompanies Franny into the ladies’ room of the restaurant.

Et on se demande pourquoi Salinger a cessé de publier…