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  2. The Catcher in the Rye - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhône - Wikipedia

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    The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhône is an 1829 history painting by the French artist Paul Delaroche. [1] [2] [3] It depicts the state barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the River Rhône in Southern France.

  4. The Catcher in the Rye in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The Catcher in the Rye deeply influenced the 2017 biographical drama film Rebel in the Rye, which is about Salinger. It is a visual about his life, before and after World War II, and gives more about the author's life than the readers of The Catcher in the Rye learned from the novel. [32]

  5. Holden Caulfield - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. J. D. Salinger - Wikipedia

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    The Catcher in the Rye (1951) was an immediate popular success; Salinger's depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence was influential, especially among adolescent readers. [4] The novel was widely read and controversial, [ a ] and its success led to public attention and scrutiny.

  7. Watch on the Rhine - Wikipedia

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    Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 American drama film directed by Herman Shumlin and starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas.The screenplay by Dashiell Hammett is based on the 1941 play Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman.

  8. Atlantis and Other Places - Wikipedia

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    "The Catcher in the Rhine" "The Daimon" "Farmers' Law" "Occupation Duty" "The Horse of Bronze" "The Genetics Lecture" "Someone is Stealing the Great Throne Rooms of the Galaxy" "Uncle Alf" (previously published in Turtledove's edited anthology Alternate Generals II) "The Scarlet Band" (Part of the Atlantis series)

  9. John David California - Wikipedia

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    However, when his lawyers submitted a "defendants' memorandum" to a federal court in Manhattan on 15 June 2009, this memorandum claimed that the novel is a legally protected commentary and parody of The Catcher in the Rye, and not an unauthorized sequel. [7]