Confronting another in an apparently unending series of collected essays about J. D. Salinger 's The Catcher in the Rye (1951), a British reviewer once asked with some asperity why nearly every American critic who wrote about the novel seemed compelled t...

Best known for his controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), J. D. Salinger (born 1919) is recognized by critics and readers alike as one of the most popular and influential authors of American fiction to emerge after World War II. Salinger's re...

The entire body of writing by which Jerome David Salinger wishes to be known is contained in four small books—one novel and thirteen short stories. All of these were published in the eleven and a half years between January 1948 and June 1959; and a...

GREGORY SCHUTTA, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-19-1999 A PERFECT DAY -- CONE A PART OF BASEBALL IMMORTALITY By GREGORY SCHUTTA, Staff Writer Date: 07-19-1999, Monday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star Notes: Yankees...

FIRST PERSON It's fly-fishing in the Valles Caldera surrounded by meadows and solitude The peace to be found in running water, a perfect summer day of sunshine and fresh air, blissful solitude and the focused attention necessary to cast and catch a...

In the following essay, Alsen links new biographical information regarding Salinger's experiences as a soldier in World War II with two of Salinger's short stories: “For Esmé—with Love and Squalor” and “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.”