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J.D. Salinger (1919–2010)

U.S. writer whose novel "The Catcher in the Rye" (1951) won critical acclaim and devoted admirers, especially among the post-World War II generation of college students. His entire corpus of published works consists of that one novel and 13 short stories, all originally written in the period 1948-59. Salinger was the son of a Jewish father and a ... See full bio »
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My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart Writer
(1949)
Pari
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(1995)
Divan dan za bananaribe
Divan dan za bananaribe Writer
(2014)
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 2014 Divan dan za bananaribe (Short) (short story)
 2002 Un día perfecto para el pez plátano (Short) (story)
 2001 The Catcher (Short) (original author)
 1995 Pari (novel "Franny and Zooey" - unauthorized adaptation)
 1993 Malena (Short) (story)
 1984 Fragmento (Short) (novel)
 1949 My Foolish Heart (story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut")
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 2007 Above Ground (Short) (inspired by)
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 2009 Someone's Knocking at the Door (special thanks)
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 2013 Salinger (Documentary)
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 1999 J D Salinger Doesn't Want to Talk (TV Movie)
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2 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 16 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »
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J.D. Salinger's father's family originally came from Sudargas, a small shtetl (Jewish village), which was then located in the Russian Empire near the present day border of Poland and Lithuania. His great-grandfather Hyman Joseph Salinger moved from Sudargas to the town of Taurage when he married the daughter of a prominent family. Hyman's son Simon F. Salinger emigrated to the United States in ... See more »

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