The Catcher in the Rye
Also known as Catcher in the Rye
1951 novel by J. D. Salinger
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"The Catcher in the Rye" is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger that follows a teenage protagonist navigating his experiences and observations about the world around him. The book has become a significant work in American literature, widely read and studied for its portrayal of adolescence and its distinctive narrative voice.
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- Author
- J. D. Salinger
- First published
- 1945
- Editions
- 203
- Subjects
- fictional works, Runaway teenagers, Fiction, Adolescence, teenage boys, Runaway teenagers in literature, Brothers and sisters, Emotionally disturbed teenage boys
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- Catcher-in-the-rye-red-cover.jpg
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- publication date
- 1951-07-16
- title
- The Catcher in the Rye
- last line
- It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
- Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions)
- 813.54
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1951 American novels1951 controversies1951 debut novelsAmerican bildungsromansAmerican English-language novelsBook censorship in the Republic of IrelandBooks about depressionCensored booksControversies in the United StatesCounterculture of the 1950sCounterculture of the 1960sFirst-person narrative novels