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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