Holden Caulfield, the Ultimate Adolescent, Is Turning 75

Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among ...

The Wisdom of Holden Caulfield

Beneath all the alienation, "The Catcher in the Rye," which turns 75 this year, has a surprisingly hopeful—and ...

Quote of the day by JD Salinger: ‘I'm just sick of ego. My own and everybody else's...,’ what The Catcher in the Rye author teaches about self-reflection, humility and ...

One of his famous quotes from Franny and Zooey critiques the obsession with ego. This sentiment remains relevant in today's ...
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Discover how JD Salinger wrote 'The Catcher in the Rye' during D-Day

There are now many debates over the reason for one character's deep cynicism.
The Atlantic

J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye Author, Dead at 91

J.D. Salinger, reclusive author of Catcher in the Rye, died Wednesday at the New Hampshire home where he'd lived since the 1950s. He was 91. In addition to Catcher in the Rye, his most famous and best ...
Time

Education: Rye on the Rocks

After scanning a single page of J. D. Salinger’s 1951 The Catcher in the Rye, the most avidly admired novel on modern American campuses, Tulsa’s School Superintendent Charles C. Mason had one comment: ...