The Man Who Killed J.d. Salinger: A Looking for Love Story - Softcover

John David California lives alone, becalmed on a sea of irreverent facts and pop-culture obsessions. Working at an online dating site, he lives for the hours when he can join his IM friend Diane in a link-leaping quest to connect all knowledge via Wikipedia. Behind him, never entirely hidden by the whirl of interconnected trivia, looms the wreckage of his true self. The scars of a broken relationship and the crippled masterwork that might have killed his idol, haunt him no matter how many other people he becomes. But when a series of dates arranged through his employer's website reveals to him the sensual risks of human relationships, the euphoria of a single idea, powerful enough to break down his self-imposed isolation, hauls him back to the fleshly life. Following the unlikely links between a dwarf musician, a dead author, Tom Hulce, and his chilly boss, J. D. traces the threads of meaning in the overwhelming rush of the life digital. 60 Years Later, and the ensuing feud between J.D. Salinger and J.D. California, was amongst the most talked about literary news in 2009. When all was said and done J.D. California returned to his day job, writing fake ads for an online dating conglomerate in New York City. This is the true story about online dating, and one man's life after killing his idol.