The Catcher in the Rye (Modern Classics)

Salinger, J. D.

ISBN 10: 0140012486 / ISBN 13: 9780140012484

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1969

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Synopsis:

A 16-year old American boy relates in his own words the experiences he goes through at school and after, and reveals with unusual candour the workings of his own mind. What does a boy in his teens think and feel about his teachers, parents, friends and acquaintances?

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 some 65 million copies. Salinger also wrote several novellas and short stories, including Franny and Zooey, For Esmé - With Love and Squalor, and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Catcher in the Rye (Modern Classics)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: paperback
Condition: Acceptable
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included