The Catcher in the Rye
$22.38
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2019
Summary
The Catcher in the Rye is J. D. Salinger’s world-famous novel of disaffected youth.
It’s Christmas and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school. Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters - shooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends.
The city is beautiful and terrible in all its lonesome…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241950432 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241950430 |
| Author: | J.D. Salinger |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
I liked it very much indeed, more than anything for a long time.
I liked it very much indeed, more than anything for a long time. – Samuel Beckett
As captivating, bold and transgressive as ever… Encountering the first sentence of The Catcher in the Rye made the world burst into colour. It had never occurred to me that writing could make your blood fizz with delight … What’s most remarkable about the book is how it alters its meanings depending on the reader’s age. Only the greatest novels manage this alchemy. The Catcher is in the same league as Ulysses or The Handmaid’s Tale in having built into its texture a perpetual self-regeneration * Guardian *
J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) was born in New York City. His stories appeared in many magazines, most notably The New Yorker. Between 1951 and 1963, he published four book-length works of fiction that have been embraced and celebrated throughout the world, and have been credited with instilling in many a lifelong love of reading:
- The Catcher in the Rye
- For Esme with Love and Squalor
- Franny and Zooey
- Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
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