"Upon their deaths, dozens of famous American writers were revealed to have attracted the interest of the FBI. In their files, the bureau considered Ernest Hemingway an unreliable drunk, Thornton Wilder a Nazi spy, Carl Sandburg a communist sympathizer, Theodore Dreiser a promoter of illicit sex, and Allen Ginsberg a threat to the president.
But apparently, one of the biggest authors of the last half of the 20th century -- J.D. Salinger -- didn't pique the curiosity of the FBI or even its bibliophile agents."
But apparently, one of the biggest authors of the last half of the 20th century -- J.D. Salinger -- didn't pique the curiosity of the FBI or even its bibliophile agents."
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