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Jerome David Salinger 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.
Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story.
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10 Fascinating Facts About J.D. Salinger

For the past few decades, if any artist has been celebrated for a slim body of work and subsequently disappeared from public view, they’ve invited comparison to Jerome David (J.D.) Salinger. The author, who was born in New York City on January 1, 1919, published only one novel in his lifetime, 1951’s The Catcher in the Rye—but what a novel it was. A bildungsroman (coming-of-age) story about an aimless young man named Holden Caulfield on a mission to find himself after being expelled from a private school, The Catcher in the Rye ushered in a new era of philosophical literature, becoming a staple of classrooms across the country.

Check out some facts about Salinger’s war experiences, his disappointing fling with Hollywood, and one curious choice of beverage.

1. J.D. Salinger worked on The Catcher in the Rye while fighting in World War II.

Salinger was a restless student, attending New York University, Ursinus College, and Columbia University in succession. While taking classes at the latter, he met Whit Burnett, a professor who al

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J. D. Salinger

American writer (1919–2010)

Jerome David Salinger (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.^[1] In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.^[2]^[3]

The Catcher in the Rye (1951) was an immediate popular success; Salinger's depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence was influential, especially among adolescent readers.^[4] The novel was widely read and controversial,^[a] and its success led to public attention and scrutiny. Salinger became reclusive, publishing less frequently. He followed Catcher with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953); Franny and Zooey (1961), a volume containing a novella and a short story; and a volume containing two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An I

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Biografia of Salinger, J.D. (1919-2010) J.D. Salinger nació en la ciudad de Nueva York en el primer día de 1919. Salinger es el hijo de un padre judío y de una madre cristiana. Después de cortos periodos de matriculación en ambas La Universidad de Nueva York (NYU, por sus siglas en Ingles) y la universidad de Columbia, Salinger se dedicó completamente a escribir y para 1940 ya contaba con varios cuentos publicados en revistas. Aunque su carrera como escritor tomo una pausa debido a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Salinger regreso de su servicio como soldado en 1946 y resumió su carrera escribiendo para el periódico The New Yorker. Algunas de sus más famosas historias incluyen a su primera historia para este periódico, “Un Día Perfecto para el Pez Banana” (1948), la cual cuenta sobre el suicidio de un afligido veterano de guerra, y “Para Esmé–Con Amor y Sordidez” (1950), la cual describe el encuentro entre un soldado Americano y con dos niños Británicos. Salinger ha publicado un total de treinta y cinco cuentos e