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A comprehensive biography of the American author of The Catcher in the Rye and other works. Learn about his early life, military service, literary career, reclusiveness, and controversies.
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.
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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 15, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of JD Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye and other stories featuring the Glass family. Explore his education, military service, marriages, religious beliefs and literary achievements from 1919 to 2010.
Sep 5, 2013 · In both book and bad movie, a simple theory is flogged: that Salinger was a victim of P.T.S.D., screwed up by a brutal combat experience in the Second World War. It’s a truth that, as far...
A novel by J. D. Salinger about Holden Caulfield, a rebellious teenager who narrates his experiences after being expelled from a boarding school. The novel explores themes of alienation, innocence, identity, and society, and is widely regarded as a classic of American literature.
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Jan 28, 2010 · J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II but who then turned his back on success and adulation, becoming the Garbo of ...