The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, partially published in serial form in 1945 to 1946 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation and as a critique of superficiality in society, also dealing with themes of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex and depression; its protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel has been translated widely, sells about one million copies a year with total sales of more than sixty-five million books, and was named by Time and by Modern Library among the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Composed, From (Year)Partially published in serial form in 1945-1946 before being novelized in 1951. Composed, To (Year) Classification
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Where does the title The Catcher in the Rye come from?
It comes from Holden's fantasy of catching children before they fall off a cliff, based on a mishearing of a Robert Burns poem.
The title comes from a fantasy Holden Caulfield shares, based on a mishearing of Robert Burns' poem "Comin' Thro' the Rye." Holden imagines himself saving children running through a field of rye by catching them before they fall off a nearby cliff. His sister Phoebe points out that the actual poem says "when a body meet a body, comin' through the rye."
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The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 American coming-of-age novel by American author J. D. Salinger.
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The novel has been translated widely, sells about one million copies a year with total sales of more than sixty-five million books, and was named by Time and by Modern Library among the 100 best English-language novels of the twentieth century.
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The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 American coming-of-age novel by American author J. D. Salinger. It was partially published in serial form in 1945-1946 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.
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The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 American coming-of-age novel by American author J. D. Salinger.
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The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 American coming-of-age novel by American author J. D. Salinger
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