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Jerome David Salinger (/ ˈ s æ l ɪ n dʒ ər / SAL-in-jər; 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.
May 29, 2024 · J.D. Salinger, 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. He also wrote Nine Stories (1953) and Franny and Zooey (1961), and he was well-known for his extremely reclusive life.
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Apr 2, 2014 · With his landmark novel 'Catcher in the Rye,' J.D. Salinger was an influential 20th-century American writer.
Sep 5, 2013 · But then Salinger as writer, or craftsman, or just listener—with a perfect ear for the sound of American mid-century speech—is invisible throughout. The subject of the book and documentary is...
After Salinger died in 2010, Westberg stated that nothing had changed in terms of licensing film, television, or stage rights of his works. A letter written by Salinger in 1957 revealed that he was open to an adaptation of The Catcher in the Rye released after his death.
- J. D. Salinger
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Explore the works of J. D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye and other stories. Find out more about his characters, themes, and legacy on this site that has been around since the 1990s.
Jan 27, 2010 · Reared in city of New York, Salinger began short stories in secondary school and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948, he published the critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker, his subsequent home magazine.
