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American writer (1919–2010)

Jerome David Salinger (SAL-in-jər; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.

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Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II.^[1] In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.^[2][3]

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.

Salinger became reclusive, publishing less frequently. He followed Catcher with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953); Franny and Zooey (1961), a volume containing a novella and a short LibGuides: US English-Catcher in the Rye: J.D. Salinger FEP