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“The Heart of a Broken Story” is a work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger published in the September 1941 issue of Esquire . [1] [2] [3] Plot. The third-person narrator begins the story, involving a romantic encounter between its youthful protagonists, Justin Horgenschlag and Shirley Lester.
The Heart of a Broken Story. Status. Original Publication Date. September 1, 1941. Salinger.org Rating. This one’s a lot of fun. It’s a first-person account of what the author thinks is wrong with writing fiction, but it’s neither grumpy nor sarcastic. It’s sincere.
J.D. Salinger’s “The Heart of a Broken Story” is a poignant and powerful exploration of heartbreak and the human condition. This short story is a masterful work of art that captures the essence of the pain and sorrow that comes with losing someone you love.
The Heart of a Broken Story. The only real difficulty in concocting a boy-meets-girl story is that, somehow, he must. September 1 1941 J. D. SALINGER
The Heart of a Broken Story (September 1, 1941) XVI 131-133.
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A rare romantic (though focused heavily on physical attractiveness) short story from Salinger. A printer’s assistant falls for a moderately younger stenographer student. He tries to talk her up on a commute but she’s as cold to his benign small talk as winter.
In “Heart of a Broken Story” Salinger takes the measure of wishful fantasy as the basis for popular entertainment and —at a remarkably early point in his career —registers his uneasiness with formula fiction.
