Salinger's Soul
his personal & religious odyssey
$44.26
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2024
Summary
Salinger’s Soul: Unveiling the Enigma
A close-up look at how J.D. Salinger’s private life influenced his famous stories.
J.D. Salinger remains one of America’s best known but least understood writers.
His 1951 book, The Catcher in the Rye, lives on as one of the most iconic American novels of all time. Yet after his commercial and literary success, Salinger soon retreated to a rural town in New Hampshire and lived in seclusion for the rest o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798888454725 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Stephen B. Shepard |
| Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
| Imprint: | Post Hill Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“No one has so finely researched the man who gave us Holden Caulfield. Steve ties Salinger’s writing to the events in his life. I urge you to read it!”–Connie Chung, in Wall Street Journal’s “Books of the Year”
About The Author
Stephen B. Shepard
Stephen B. Shepard is the Founding Dean Emeritus of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He served as a senior editor at Newsweek, the editor of Saturday Review, and editor-in-chief of Business Week. From 1992 to 1994, he was president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Shepard was also a faculty member at the Columbia Journalism School, where he was cofounder and first director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowships, a mid-career program for working journalists.
A native New Yorker, Shepard graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, then received his bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York and his master’s degree from Columbia University.
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