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J.D. Salinger biography

J.D. Salinger was an American author best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Born Jerome David Salinger, he began publishing short stories in the early 1940s, with his work appearing in magazines such as The New Yorker. Salinger’s writing often explored themes of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence.

His most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, was published in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company. The novel follows the experiences of Holden Caulfield, a teenager navigating the challenges of growing up in New York City. The book has become a classic of twentieth-century literature and is frequently studied in schools.

In addition to his novel, Salinger published several collections of short stories, including Nine Stories (1953), Franny and Zooey (1961), and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His stories often feature members of the fictional Glass family and are noted for their distinctive narrative voice and psychological depth.

Salinger was known for his reclusive lifestyle and rarely gave interviews or made public appearances after the 1950s. He continued to write throughout his life, though he published little after the mid-1960s.

The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951.