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Where Salinger grew up, 1133 Park Avenue in Manhattan. Jerome David Salinger was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 1, 1919. [5] His father, Sol Salinger, traded in Kosher cheese, and was from a family of Lithuanian-Jewish descent from Russian Empire. [6]
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form in 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.
Holden Caulfield is the narrator and main character of The Catcher in the Rye.The novel recounts Holden's week in New York City during Christmas break, circa 1948/1949, following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania based loosely on Salinger's alma mater Valley Forge Military Academy.
Salinger had served as a non-commissioned officer of intelligence services at the European front – the narrator "Sergeant X" is "suspiciously like Salinger himself". The story is more than merely a personal recollection; rather, it is an effort to offer hope and healing – a healing of which Salinger himself partook. [5]
Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story "Franny" and novella Zooey / ˈ z oʊ. iː /. [1] The two works were published together as a book in 1961, having originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1955 and 1957 respectively.
Salinger enrolled for the autumn semester at New York University in 1936, but dropped out shortly thereafter, having neglected his coursework. [4]His father, a successful cheese and meat retailer, attempted to entice his son into the family business by sending him to Europe as a translator for business associate Oskar Robinson, a Polish ham importer and slaughterhouse owner.
The Glass family is a fictional family appearing in several of J. D. Salinger's short fictions. All but one of the Glass family stories were first published in The New Yorker. They appear in the short story collections Nine Stories, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction and Franny and Zooey.
"Slight Rebellion off Madison" is an uncollected work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger which appeared in the 21 December 1946 issue of The New Yorker. [1] The story is the first of nine stories to feature Salinger’s iconic protagonist Holden Morrisey Caulfield and the Caulfield family. [2] [3]