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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (Paperback, 1969)

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J. D. Salinger wrote one of the most famous books ever written, The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger wrote many stories and, in 1941, after several rejections, Salinger finally cracked The New Yorker, with a story, Slight Rebellion Off Madison, that was an early sketch of what became a scene in The Catcher in the Rye. The magazine then had second thoughts in part because of World War II in which Salinger was in combat, and held the story for five years before finally publishing it in 1946, buried in the back of an issue. Everyone was surprised when the story and the book that followed it became a bit hit. Even today nobody can really explain why Catcher in the Rye is so famous and so popular. Yet, millions have been sold and are still being sold even though only available as used books nowadays. When The Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951, it was registered for copyright as additional material. This obviously referred to the earlier work Slight Rebellion Off Madison. The copyright page on The Catcher in the Rye states Copyright 1945, 1946, 1951 by J. D Salinger. The date of 1945 obviously refers to the publication of I'm Crazy, a short story written by Salinger and published in the December 22, 1945 issue of Collier's magazine that first introduced the character Holden Caulfield to the reading public. Salinger later reworked this short story to incorporate it into The Catcher in the Rye. The two earlier stories are I'm Crazy, an early version of Holden's departure from prep school that later shows up in The Catcher in the Rye. With minor alteration, much of this story is familiar to readers as the chapter where Holden visits Mr. Spencer. What sets this story apart is the presence of an additional Caulfield sister and the clarity of Holden's resignation and compromise at the end. Slight Rebellion off Madison is an early version of another scene in The Catcher in the Rye. The story follows Holden when he is home from Pency and goes to the movies, then skating with Sally Hayes, followed by his drunken calls to her apartment late at night. An early story, it is the first of Salinger's Caulfied works to be accepted for publication.

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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780140012484
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87060348

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Book Title
The Catcher in the Rye
Author
J.D. Salinger
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1969
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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180mm
Item Width
110mm
Item Weight
129g

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J. D. Salinger
Series Title
Modern Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by kareclar5511 Dec, 2022
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Book was good quality Read initially in my teams Still perplexing today asxzn adult. It's up to the reader to decide if this really happened or not.
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by goanstar22 Jun, 2016
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I only ordered this as I had to read it for my book club. There were many mixed reviews given at the book club meeting. Some loved it and other like me did not like it much. I found it a little boring and when I came to the end I felt it had been a waste of time read. Nothing happens..just the mind of a screwed up kid rambling on.
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by jimbo65908 Feb, 2024
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Read this book at school ( over 40 years ago) so looking forward to reading it again.
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by tibbyharvey06 Jul, 2022
The Catcher in the Rye
Never studied this st school so thought I should read it. Sorry I bothered. Nothing happens. There is no plot. No real beginning no real end.
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5 out of 5 stars
by talisastark29 Sep, 2017
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classic story of a young guy growing up in New York still highly relevant today
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