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Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, " A Perfect Day for Bananafish " and " For Esmé – with Love and Squalor ".
In the later story "Hapworth 16, 1924", Buddy asserts the letter is reproduced "word for word", as if to assure the reader these are Seymour's thoughts and not his. The title is the first line of a message left for Seymour by his sister Boo Boo on the bathroom mirror of the family's apartment, which Buddy discovers towards the end of the story.
It is revealed in the latter that he wrote at least three stories collected in Nine Stories: "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," "Down at the Dinghy" and "Teddy." He also claims credit for "Franny," and it is suggested in Seymour that he wrote The Catcher in the Rye. Buddy is often considered to be Salinger's alter ego.
Nine Stories may refer to: Nine Stories, a collection of stories by Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov, released in 1947; Nine Stories, a collection of short stories by American writer J. D. Salinger, released in 1953; Nine Stories, an American band formed by singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb
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Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story "Franny" and novella Zooey / ˈ z oʊ. iː /. [1] The two works were published together as a book in 1961, having originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1955 and 1957 respectively.
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form in 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.