Blue Melody
Status	Underpublished
Original Publication Date	September 1, 1948
Salinger.org Rating	3.2

SALINGER BESSIE SMITH FULL TEXT BLUE MELODY (The saga of Lida Louise who sang the blues as they have never been sung before or since) In mid-winter of 1944 I was given a lift in the back of an overcrowded. A Long-Forgotten J.D. Salinger Short Story Deserves a Fresh Look 'Blue Melody' addressed how the U.S. Failed to live up to the values it fought for in World War II.

BLUE MELODY J D SALINGER PDF. Hotchner talks about J.D. Salinger’s last short story in Cosmopolitan magazine. 3 (First Appearance of “Blue Melody” by J. Salinger) by ed.) Gordon, Arthur; Salinger, J. And a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. 3 (First Appearance of “Blue Melody” by J. Salinger) by ed.) Gordon, Arthur; Salinger, J. And a great selection of similar. Published in 1948, “Blue Melody,” which Salinger originally titled “Needle on a Scratchy Phonograph Record,” is based on an encounter that an unnamed G.I. Narrator, who like Salinger is a veteran, has with an Army doctor as they are headed to the front lines in winter 1944. The narrator tells us a little about himself.

Originally to be titled Scratchy Needle on a Phonograph Record. A Jazz story fitted into World War II by way of a flashback. It mentions the Varioni Brothers in passing.

Lida Louise passed over it. She was looking at Peggy. “You and him sweeties?” she asked her.

Rudford said quickly, “No.”

Blue Melody J D Salinger Full

“Yes,” said Peggy.

“Why you like this little ole boy like you do?” Lida Louise asked Peggy.

“I don’t know,” Peggy said. “I like the way he stands at the blackboard.”

Blue Melody Jd Salinger

Sources

Cosmopolitan (September 1, 1948) 50-51, 112-119
Inverted Forest (Japanese) ()

The Stranger (Salinger short story)

'The Stranger' is a short story written by J. D. Salinger first published in the December 1, 1945 issue of Collier's magazine.^[1]

Plot

It tells the story of Babe Gladwaller, who has recently left the 12th regiment of the army and has gone to visit the former girlfriend of Vincent Caulfield with his younger sister Mattie.

Explaining that he is in a rush, he sits down with the woman and gives her the details of Vincent's death, 'shooting down' the lies of how soldiers' deaths are portrayed in movies and popular culture. Interestingly, Babe mentions the post-war prospect of teaching, the profession of other characters in his stories, and one that he himself considered at one point.^[2]

References

^JD Salinger: A Bibliography. DM Fiene. Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature, 1963 -
^JD Salinger Partly Seen. Myles Weber - The Sewanee Review, Vol. 110, No. 2 (Spring, 2002), pp. lii-liv

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