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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 (identified as " Holden Morrisey Caulfield " in the story "Slight Rebellion Off Madison", and " Holden V. Caulfield " in The Catcher in the Rye) is a fictional character in the works of author J. D. Salinger. He is most famous for his appearance as the lead character and narrator of the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.
So Phoebe, shaking like Phoebe, picked up the phone, picked up the phone and trembles into it, Hello, this is Phoebe Caulfield, as a child at the World's Fair. I read your books and think they are excellent in spots. My mother and father are playing in Death Takes a Holiday in Great Neck. We go swimming a lot, but the ocean is better in Cape Code.
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 ...
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]
“Both Parties Concerned” is an uncollected work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger which appeared in the 26 February, 1944 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The original title of the story as submitted by Salinger was “Wake Me When It Thunders” to emphasize the story’s climax.
June 19, 1965. "Hapworth 16, 1924" is an uncollected work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger that appeared in the June 19, 1965, issue of The New Yorker. [1] The story is the last original work Salinger published during his lifetime, and filled almost the entire magazine. It is the "youngest" of his Glass family stories, in the sense that the ...
"Down at the Dinghy" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in Harper's in April 1949, [1] and included in the compilation, Nine Stories. [2]Written in the summer of 1948 at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, [3] the story marks a shift away from Salinger's literary misanthropy, which had largely been informed by his horrific combat experiences in Europe during World War II, [4] and ...