Nine Stories (Salinger)
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| Author | J D Salinger |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short Stories |
| Publisher | Little Brown |
| Publication date | May 1, 1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN13: 9780316767729 ISBN10: 0316767727 |
Nine Stories (1953) is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger released in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé with Love and Squalor." (Nine Stories is the U.S. title, and the book is published in many other countries as For Esmé - with Love and Squalor, and Other Stories.)
The stories include:
- "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
- "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut"
- "Just Before the War with the Eskimos"
- "The Laughing Man"
- "Down at the Dinghy"
- "For Esmé - with Love and Squalor"
- "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes"
- "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period"
- "Teddy"
[edit] Trivia
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- Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb's band is named after this collection of stories.
- Being a fan of J. D. Salinger, actor Jake Gyllenhaal also named his production company Nine Stories.
- Brooklyn band We Are Scientists named their first album With Love and Squalor after For Esmé - with Love and Squalor.