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Jerome David "J. D." Salinger (; born January 1, 1919) is an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. He has not published an original work since 1965 and has not been interviewed since 1980.
Raised in Manhattan, Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school, and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948 he published the critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker magazine, which became home to much of his subsequent work. In 1951 Salinger...
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- jimsteele jimsteele Aug 4, 2009 @ 2:14 am
- Oh definitely, I was thinking the same thing. Shia is perfect for that role. He is who i pictured when I read the book.
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- cnnjnnbnn cnnjnnbnn Jul 16, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
- If anyone can ever get the movie rights to Catcher in the Rye, wouldn't Shia Labeouf be a good Holden?
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