J. D. Salinger
J.
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Salinger was an American writer best known for *The Catcher in the Rye* (1951), a novel about teenage alienation that became a touchstone for adolescent disillusionment.
His other major works include *Nine Stories* and the Glass family novellas.
Salinger became famously reclusive after his early success, rarely publishing or appearing publicly after 1965.
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- fictionImagined narrative work
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
- recluseOne choosing isolation
Holden Caulfield · New Yorker · American literature · 20th century · post-war · Cornish · manuscripts · unpublished
- PhoebeFeminine name meaning radiant
- SeymourEnglish male name
- BuddyFriendly proper name
- narratorOne who tells events
Franny · Esmé · prep school · Central Park · ducks
Person choosing total seclusion
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- privacyFreedom from observation
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
reclusive · enigmatic · mysterious · secretive · Cornish · interviews · litigation · copyright
Youth becoming adulthood
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- alienationState of being isolated
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- angstDeep unfocused worry
identity · authenticity · phoniness · disillusionment · idealism · rebellion · isolation · spirituality
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- writerCreator of texts
- fictionImagined narrative work
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
recluse · Holden Caulfield · New Yorker · American literature · 20th century · post-war · Cornish · manuscripts · unpublished · literary estate
Holden Caulfield
Franny · Esmé · narrator · prep school · Central Park · ducks
hermit
Person choosing total seclusion
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- privacyFreedom from observation
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
solitary · reclusive · enigmatic · mysterious · secretive · Cornish · interviews · litigation · copyright · unauthorized
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- alienationState of being isolated
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
angst · identity · authenticity · phoniness · disillusionment · idealism · rebellion · isolation · spirituality · Zen Buddhism
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Bestselling horror fiction writer
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