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Synopsis
The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.
Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose interest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you too have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you.
Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expectations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche.
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About the Author
J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 and died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City and wrote short stories from an early age, but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in the New Yorker of 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish'. The Catcher in the Rye was his first and only novel, published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated, taught and reprinted texts, and has sold over 65 million copies worldwide. He went on to write three further, critically acclaimed, best-selling works of fiction: Franny and Zooey, For Esmé - With Love And Squalor and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour - An Introduction. Salinger continued to write throughout his life and left behind a large body of unpublished work.
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Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout, has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.
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Condition: Very Good. : El guardián entre el centeno, conocido también como El cazador oculto, es una novela del escritor estadounidense J. D. Salinger. Publicada en 1951, la obra relata la historia de Holden Caulfield, un adolescente que es expulsado de su escuela preparatoria y decide pasar unos días en Nueva York antes de regresar a casa. A través de sus experiencias y reflexiones, Salinger explora temas como la alienación, la pérdida de la inocencia y la hipocresía de la sociedad adulta. La novela ha sido traducida a numerosos idiomas y ha vendido millones de copias en todo el mundo, convirtiéndose en un clásico de la literatura juvenil y una obra influyente en la cultura popular. EAN: 9780241950425 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Catcher in the Rye Autor: J. D. Salinger Editorial: Penguin Books Idioma: en Páginas: 240 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 2010. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-10-14-64fc44f8
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