- fictional works, Runaway teenagers, Fiction, Adolescence
Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there.
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- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- J. D. Salinger, Shao jia yun
- First published
- 1945
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Sudamericana, Edicions 62, Editorial Empúries
- Editions
- 204
- Language
- Japanese, Dutch, Italian, tur
- ISBN
- 9781613839560
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“Se querem mesmo ouvir o que aconteceu, a primeira coisa que vão querer saber é onde eu nasci, como passei a porcaria da minha infância, o que meus pais faziam antes que eu nascesse, e toda essa lenga-lenga tipo David Copperfield, mas, para dizer a verdade, não estou com vontade de falar sobre isso.”
Jerome David Salinger (January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel *The Catcher in the Rye.* Salinger published several short stories in *Story* magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story *A Perfect Day for Bananafish* appeared in *The New Yorker,* which published much of his later work. *The Catcher in the Rye* was an immediate popular success; Salinger's depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence was influential, especially among adolescent readers. The novel was widely read and controversial, and its success led to public attention and scrutiny. Salinger became reclusive, publishing l
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