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This book is based on The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.
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First published in 1951, Catcher in the Rye continues to be one of the most popular novels ever written as well as one of the most frequently banned books in the United States. In his introduction to this volume, Jack Salzman discusses the history of the novel's composition and publication,... read more
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I DON'T think I was alone, as a college undergraduate in the early fifties, in regarding Holden Caulfield as a royal pain, an affront to my generation, which was prone to assume supine positions in the name of material well-being.
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This book is in The American Novel. (community list)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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