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May 29, 2024 · J.D. Salinger (born January 1, 1919, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 27, 2010, Cornish, New Hampshire) was an American writer whose novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951) won critical acclaim and devoted admirers, especially among the post-World War II generation of college students. His corpus of published works also consists of short ...
Apr 2, 2014 · J.D. Salinger was a literary giant despite his slim body of work and reclusive lifestyle. His landmark novel, The Catcher in the Rye, set a new course for literature in post-WWII America and ...
Jan 23, 2020 · J. D. Salinger was born in Manhattan on January 1, 1919. His father, Sol, was a Jewish importer, while his mother, Marie Jillich, was of Scottish-Irish descent but changed her name to Miriam upon marrying Sol.
Jan 27, 2010 · J. D. Salinger passed away January 27, 2010; he was 91. The famously-secretive author rose to prominence in the 1950’s for The Catcher in the Rye, a book that has resonated with every generation of youth since. He is more celebrated in literary circles for his shorter stories, many of which centered on the Glass and Caulfield families and ...
Welcome to Salinger.Org! This site has existed since the 1990s, beginning with the Bananafish mailing list and progressing through various incarnations since. We welcome readers and lovers of words, and encourage you to seek out the works of J. D. Salinger, including those that are harder to locate. Start with the published stories, learn about ...
The Catcher in the Rye, novel by J.D. Salinger published in 1951. The novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against the “phoniness” of the adult world. He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable.
J. D. Salinger, best known for his controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), is recognized by critics and readers alike as one of the most popular and influential authors of American fiction during the second half of the twentieth century.
