Jerome David Salinger (January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story A Perfect Day for Bananafish appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work. The Catcher in the Rye was an immediate popular success; Salinger's depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of in...
Literary Masterpieces
Literary Masterpieces
Synopsis
Holden Caulfield leaves his prep school and wanders through New York City, struggling with the phoniness of the adult world. This classic story captures the isolation and confusion of a teenager trying to find his place in a society he doesn't trust.
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Literary MasterpiecesHardcover, Sept
164 pages
Thomson GaleLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780787657345
