Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme-

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America, generations of

'This is the squalid, or moving, part of the story, and the scene changes. The people change, too. I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at

Presents a collection of essays analyzing Salinger's The catcher in the rye, including a chronology of his works and life.

This book provides a fascinating examination of J.D. Salinger and his landmark novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Focusing on Salinger and his beloved protagonist,