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Author
Language
English
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Description
One of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history, J. D. Salinger eluded fans and journalists for most of his life. Now comes a new biography. Filled with new information and revelations, garnered from countless interviews, letters, and public records, this work presents his extraordinary life that spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. The author explores Salingers privileged youth, long obscured by misrepresentation...
11) Rebel in the rye
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye." --
14) Studies in J.D. Salinger: reviews, essays, and critiques of The Catcher in the Rye and other fiction
Publisher
Odyssey Press
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
English
16) My Salinger year
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At twenty-three, after leaving graduate school to pursue her dreams of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff moves to New York City and takes a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J. D. Salinger. She spends her days in a plush, wood-paneled office, where Dictaphones and typewriters still reign and old-time agents doze at their desks after martini lunches. At night she goes home to the tiny, threadbare Williamsburg apartment she shares with...
17) Salinger
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The icon who disappeared. Raised in Park Avenue privilege, J. D. Salinger sought out combat, surviving five bloody battles of World War II and the liberation of a death camp, and out of that crucible he created a novel, The Catcher in the Rye, which journeyed deep into his own despair and redefined postwar America. For more than fifty years, Salinger has been one of the most elusive figures in American history. All of the attempts to uncover the truth...
