THE CATCHER IN THE RYE J.D. Salinger
Tertulias literarias Literatur Solasaldiak Literary Circle
Errenteriako Biblioteka 2019 / 11 / 20
J.D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger ( January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American writer known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which became home to much of his later work. The success of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and scrutiny. Salinger became reclusive, publishing new work less frequently. He followed Catcher with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953); a volume containing a novella and a short story, Franny and Zooey (1961); and a volume containing two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work, a novella entitled "Hapworth 16, 1924", appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965. Afterward, Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton and the release in the late 1990s of memoirs written by two people close to him: Joyce Maynard, an exlover; and Margaret Salinger, his daughter.
Selected Works ·The Catcher in the Rye (1951) · Nine Stories (1953) · Franny and Zooey (1961) · Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963) · “Raise High the Roof-Beam, Carpenters" (1955) · "Seymour: An Introduction" (1959) · Three Early Stories (2014)
The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951. The novel details two days in the life of 16year-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. The events are related after the fact. (Reproduction of the cover of the first edition of J.D. Salinger's novel. )
Reviews “Holden Caulfield holds a place in the American psyche akin to Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer: an exquisitely rendered character with whom nearly anyone can identify.” (Liz Perle, Common Sense Media) “For U.S. readers, the prize catch in The Catcher in the Rye may well be Novelist Salinger himself. He can understand an adolescent mind without displaying one.” (Time)
Interesting links 10 Things You Might Not Know About SAlinger http://mentalfloss.com/article/504434/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-jdsalinger
The Odd Life of Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/jd-salingerlife-catcher-in-rye-books-anniversary-franny-zooey-raise-high-roof-beam-johnlennon-a8699026.html
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