by J.D. Salinger · Hachette Book Group USA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780316769488
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«The Catcher in the Rye» is J.D. Salinger's coming-of-age novel, published by Hachette Book Group USA in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Holden Caulfield, a sixteen-year-old teenager, narrates in the first person the days following his expulsion from school. Instead of going home, he wanders through New York with a critical eye toward the adult world, which he considers false and hypocritical, and reflects on alienation, authenticity, and the loss of innocence.
The novel was first published in 1951; the edition described here came out in May 1991.
It is common reading in schools, aimed at young readers and students; it is recommended for ages 14 and up.
Jerome David Salinger 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.
