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Don't know much about him and never read CITR, was he a literary giant or a Heller-esque one hit wonder?
Aah, so a one hit wonder. Like I said, I never read it, I think more because of its notoriety, I just assumed that it wouldn't be as good as it was said to be. FWIW, in my eyes literary giant requires a body of work. Think Archer ;)
It probably isn't as good as it's cracked up to be Desmond. I think it probably helps if you read it in your angst-ridden teens as opposed to in your 30s though.
RIP, of course.
RIP, of course.
read it as teen and thought holden was rather pampered and spoilt little rich kid
Read it in 1988......wasn't that impressed.......was written in 1951.........alot has happened since then in history.........must be slightly irrelevant....
American novelist JD Salinger, author of classic 20th Century book The Catcher in the Rye, has died aged 91.
The reclusive writer died of natural causes at his home in the state of New Hampshire, his son said.
The Catcher In The Rye, first published in 1951, is a tale of teenage angst. It has become one of the most influential American novels of the modern era.
Soon after its publication, Salinger shunned the fame it brought and became a recluse for the rest of his life.
The son of a Jewish businessman and Scots-Irish mother, Jerome David Salinger was born in New York and grew up in Manhattan.
He enjoyed early success in the 1940s with the publication of numerous short stories in magazines, among them the New Yorker.
But he is best known for The Catcher in the Rye, which quickly became a bible of teenage dissent in America and a staple of high school and freshman college English courses.
Reclusive life
Almost immediately after Catcher was published, Salinger became disillusioned with the publishing industry.
In 1953, he bought a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreated into seclusion, giving a rare and final interview in 1980.
HAVE YOUR SAY Catcher in the Rye was a brilliant and very engaging story that I remember to this day
EWT, Fordingbridge
Send us your comments Last year, Salinger took legal action to block the publication of a book by a Swedish author - 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye - that was billed as a follow-up to his classic novel.
He has taken legal action to protect his copyright on previous occasions, but has never appeared in court. He has also refused filming rights for his story.
His three subsequent books - including Franny and Zooey - were all best-sellers.
But no new Salinger fiction appeared after 1965 and he has done everything possible to try to thwart the efforts of biographers.
Although many years have passed since the publication of any work by Salinger, friends and visitors to his home have revealed that he has a large safe containing at least 15 completed manuscripts.
Throughout his life, Salinger befriended women younger than himself.
He married Claire Douglas, aged 19, when he was 35 in 1954. They had two children and then divorced in 1967.
For nearly 30 years before his death, he lived with a woman named Colleen O'Neill, leading an ascetic life.
American novelist JD Salinger, author of classic 20th Century book The Catcher in the Rye, has died aged 91.
The reclusive writer died of natural causes at his home in the state of New Hampshire, his son said.
The Catcher In The Rye, first published in 1951, is a tale of teenage angst. It has become one of the most influential American novels of the modern era.
Soon after its publication, Salinger shunned the fame it brought and became a recluse for the rest of his life.
The son of a Jewish businessman and Scots-Irish mother, Jerome David Salinger was born in New York and grew up in Manhattan.
He enjoyed early success in the 1940s with the publication of numerous short stories in magazines, among them the New Yorker.
But he is best known for The Catcher in the Rye, which quickly became a bible of teenage dissent in America and a staple of high school and freshman college English courses.
Reclusive life
Almost immediately after Catcher was published, Salinger became disillusioned with the publishing industry.
In 1953, he bought a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreated into seclusion, giving a rare and final interview in 1980.
HAVE YOUR SAY Catcher in the Rye was a brilliant and very engaging story that I remember to this day
EWT, Fordingbridge
Send us your comments Last year, Salinger took legal action to block the publication of a book by a Swedish author - 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye - that was billed as a follow-up to his classic novel.
He has taken legal action to protect his copyright on previous occasions, but has never appeared in court. He has also refused filming rights for his story.
His three subsequent books - including Franny and Zooey - were all best-sellers.
But no new Salinger fiction appeared after 1965 and he has done everything possible to try to thwart the efforts of biographers.
Although many years have passed since the publication of any work by Salinger, friends and visitors to his home have revealed that he has a large safe containing at least 15 completed manuscripts.
Throughout his life, Salinger befriended women younger than himself.
He married Claire Douglas, aged 19, when he was 35 in 1954. They had two children and then divorced in 1967.
For nearly 30 years before his death, he lived with a woman named Colleen O'Neill, leading an ascetic life.
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