Jd Salinger The Catcher In The Rye
Salinger partially published in serial form in 1945 1946 and as a novel in 1951.
Jd salinger the catcher in the rye. Jerome david salinger since his debut in 1951 as the catcher in the rye holden caulfield has been synonymous with cynical adolescent holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen year old life just after he s been expelled from prep school in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. Around one million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65. The catcher in the rye j d. It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation and as a critique on superficiality in society.
It has been translated widely. Catcher in the rye by j d. Salinger review i think many teenagers would be able to relate to the themes it s a modern classic of the coming of age genre aiman a. Story of holden caulfield with his idiosyncrasies penetrating insight confusion sensitivity and negativism.
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