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J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part One)

One of the most popular novels in US literary history, The Catcher in the Rye permanently transformed both its readers and its enigmatic author, J. D. Salinger.

J. D. Salinger, photo used on book jacket, The Catcher in the Rye
Original book jacket cover, The Catcher in the Rye
Cornish-Windsor Bridge, near Salinger’s home
The Catcher in the Rye, paperback book edition cover, designed by Salinger
Jean Miller, 2013

J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part Two)

One of the most popular novels in US literary history, The Catcher in the Rye permanently transformed both its readers and its enigmatic author, J. D. Salinger.

Salinger on the 1961 cover of Time Magazine
Original dust jacket of The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger eventually demanded that his photo be removed.
J. D. Salinger, on the streets of Windsor, Vermont, later in life.
Joyce Maynard, later in life.