10 Fascinating Facts About J.D. Salinger

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For the past few decades, if any artist has been celebrated for a slim body of work and subsequently disappeared from public view, they’ve invited comparison to Jerome David (J.D.) Salinger. The author published only one novel in his lifetime, 1951’s The Catcher in the Rye—but what a novel it was. A bildungsroman (coming of age) story about an aimless young man named Holden Caulfield on a mission to find himself after being expelled from a private school, The Catcher in the Ryeushered in a new era of philosophical literature, becoming a staple of classrooms across the country.

Check out some facts about his war experiences, his disappointing fling with Hollywood, and one curious choice of beverage.


1. J.D. SALINGER WORKED ON THE CATCHER IN THE RYE WHILE FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II.

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10 Fascinating Facts About J.D. Salinger