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JD Salinger 'was Tim Henman fan'

JD Salinger was a fan of tennis player Tim Henman and enjoyed eating burgers, previously unseen letters written by the Catcher in the Rye author show.

Despite his reputation as a literary recluse, the collection - on display at University of East Anglia - shows he also enjoyed trips to Niagara Falls.

It consists of 50 letters and four postcards written to the late Donald Hartog, from London, from 1986 to 2002.

They are being displayed to mark the first anniversary of Salinger's death....

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