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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. This story constitutes his earliest attack on phony art.” —John Wenke in J. D. Salinger: A Study of the Short Fiction (1991)
An Overview of ‘The Heart of a Broken Story’. “The Heart of a Broken Story” is a short story written by J.D. Salinger, the author of the famous novel “The Catcher in the Rye.”. The story is about a young man named Vincent Caulfield who is struggling to come to terms with the death of his brother, Seymour.
A humorous essay by J.D. Salinger on the challenges of writing fiction, especially boy-meets-girl stories. He reveals his failure to write a Collier's story and his frustration with the genre.
A 1941 article by J. D. Salinger on how to write a boy-meets-girl story. The article is available only to subscribers of Esquire Classic, the official archive of Esquire magazine.
His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield especially influenced adolescent readers. Widely read and controversial, sells a quarter-million copies a year. The success led to public attention and scrutiny: reclusive, he published new work less frequently.
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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. This story constitutes his earliest attack on phony art.” —John Wenke in J. D. Salinger: A Study of the Short Fiction (1991) [9]
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