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Biography of J. D. Salinger (excerpt) Jerome David "J. D." Salinger (/ˈsælɪndʒər/; German /Zalɪŋɐ/; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American writer who won acclaim early in life. He led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980.
The Catcher in the Rye Summary. Writing from a rest home where he’s recuperating from an unidentified ailment, Holden Caulfield says he’ll tell the story of what happened to him just before the previous Christmas. Holden’s story begins at his school, Pencey Prep, on the day of an annual football game that all of the students normally ...
Sep 22, 2016 · Thomas Reed Whissen’s book Classic Cult Fiction: A Companion to Popular Cult Literature (1992) includes an entire chapter dedicated to J.D. Salinger, and even the opening sentence of its preface evokes the figure of this celebrated author, whose novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951) touched the hearts of so many readers. 1 ‘Ask anyone to name a cult novel and the answer you are most likely to get is The Catcher in the Rye’, the author writes in his chapter on Salinger’s debut work. 2 ...
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Nine Stories (1953) is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, A Perfect Day for Bananafish and For Esmé – with Love and Squalor. Nine Stories is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with Love and ...
Dec 5, 2012 · Summary. Jerome David Salinger (1919–2010) is almost as famous for not publishing as he is for writing The Catcher in the Rye (1951), the best-known coming of age novel in American literature. His twenty-five-year career as a published author came to an end in June 1965 with the appearance of “Hapworth 16, 1924” in the New Yorker.
