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A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in the January 31, 1948, issue of The New Yorker. It was anthologized in 1949's 55 Short Stories from The New Yorker , as well as in Salinger's 1953 collection Nine Stories .
The song, in its second verse, contains a literary reference to J. D. Salinger's short story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish."In the story, the protagonist, who is suicidally depressed, tells a little girl at a Florida beach a story about bananafish, a fictional species of fish that hides in its burrow, eating bananas, until it is trapped inside forever and dies of banana fever. [2]
"A Fine, Fine Day" is a single released by American singer and keyboardist Tony Carey. It is the opening track on his 1984 album, Some Tough City. The song, written by Carey, spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #22. [2] The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson. [3]
It's a Fine Day" is a song written by English poet and musician Edward Barton. It was originally recorded a cappella in 1983 by Jane and later by Opus III , for whom it was a major international hit in 1992.
Bananafish or banana fish may refer to: "A Perfect Day for Bananafish", a short story by J. D. Salinger; Banana Fish, a manga series by Akimi Yoshida; Bananafish Magazine, an underground culture magazine
The Glass family stories also include Franny and Zooey, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, A Perfect Day for Bananafish and Down at the Dinghy, of which the last three are published in the collection Nine Stories. One further Glass family story, Hapworth 16, 1924, is unanthologized.
It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor". (Nine Stories is the U.S. title; the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories). The stories are: "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut"
I'm removing the link to the online version of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". I *think* that website's content consitutes piracy in the U.S. If I'm completely off-base feel free to revert. Turly-burly 01:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC) That website is unlawful, this is true.