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The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. [6] Caulfield, nearly of age, gives his opinion on a wide variety of topics as he narrates his recent life events. The Catcher in the Rye has been translated widely. [7] About one million copies are sold each year, with total sales of more than 65 million books. [8]
Holden Caulfield is the narrator and main character of The Catcher in the Rye.The novel recounts Holden's week in New York City during Christmas break, circa 1948/1949, following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania based loosely on Salinger's alma mater Valley Forge Military Academy.
in popular culture. The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence [1][2] as it remains both a bestseller [3] and a frequently challenged book. [3][4] Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel. [5][6] Factors contributing to the novel's mystique and impact include its portrayal of ...
Cover and spine of The Catcher in the Rye, first edition. In the 1940s, Salinger told several people that he was working on a novel featuring Holden Caulfield, the teenage protagonist of his short story "Slight Rebellion off Madison", [53] and Little, Brown and Company published The Catcher in the Rye on July 16, 1951. [54]
21 December 1946. “Slight Rebellion off Madison” is an uncollected work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger which appeared in the 21 December 1946 issue of The New Yorker. [1] The story is the first of nine stories to feature Salinger’s iconic protagonist Holden Morrisey Caulfield and the Caulfield family. [2] [3]
In 1974, a pirated collection of 22 works of short fiction—gleaned mostly from these early sources—entitled The Complete Uncollected Short Stories of J. D. Salinger, Volumes 1 and 2, began appearing in bookstores. Though unauthorized by Salinger, an estimated 25,000 copies were printed. Published by "John Greenberg" - a pseudonym used by a ...
Dear Ruth is a 1947 American romantic comedy film starring Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Billy De Wolfe and Edward Arnold. It was based on the 1944 Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna. The film's plot concerns a teenage girl who uses her older sister's identity to communicate with a soldier pen pal.
Holden Bowler. Holden Bowler (September 23, 1912 - October 31, 2001) was an American athlete, singer, and businessman who served as the namesake for Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger 's novel The Catcher in the Rye and was the godfather of Judy Collins. [1] [2]