The Catcher in the Rye (book)

Author: J D Salinger

Type: Book
Length: 214 pages

As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: All-TIME 100 Novels, TIME magazine
Ranked 88th, Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, Le Monde
As Noted In: Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom

Unusually brilliant novel - Nash K Burger, The New York Times, 16 July 1951

Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old-boy with school troubles, finds he has 3 days to spend alone in New York City. The novel has been banned for many reasons, including: blasphemy, being part of a communist plot, sexual references and vulgar language. - AsNotedIn

Theme Group: Banned Books
Theme Group: Cult Classic
Theme Group: Literary New York, NY

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People

Ring Lardner, My favorite author is my brother D B and my next favorite is Ring Lardner.

Places

American Museum of Natural History, New York City Holden checks graffiti made in the dust collecting on the artifacts.
Central Park, NYC, Uptown Setting
Grand Central Terminal, New York City Setting
Greenwich Village, "I went down in the elevator again and got a cab and told the drive to take me to Ernie's. Ernie's is this night club in Greenwich Village that my brother DB used to go to frequently before he went out to Hollywood and prostituted himself.
Manhattan NYC, New York City Setting
Midtown Center, Setting
Murray Hill, NYC, Holden and Luce meet at the Wicker Bar (fictional) in the (real, but now closed) Seton Hotel at 144 East 40th Street.
Radio City Music Hall, New York City Setting
Rockefeller Center, New York City Setting
Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York City Biltmore Theater
The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City Setting
Upper East Side, Setting

Food

Martini Cocktail
Scotch Whisky Liquor

Timeline

Y/M/D		Association	Description
1951/00/00	J D Salinger	Author	The Catcher in the Rye - published
1951/00/00	Little, Brown and Co	Publisher	The Catcher in the Rye - published
1960/00/00			School administrators in Tulsa, Oklahoma, fire an English teacher for assigning 'Catcher in the Rye' to his 11th-grade class. He later sued and was reinstated.
1989/08/00			Muroc Joint Unified School District in Boron, CA bans 'The Catcher in the Rye' from Boron High School due to parents concerns that the book is "blasphemous" and promotes "anti-family" values.

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Particulars for The Catcher in the Rye (book):
Art Type	Book	a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
Audience	Childrens
Narrative Arts	Coming-of-Age	Transition from youth to adulthood
Narrative Arts	Fiction	prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Narrative Arts	Narrative	an account of connected events
Art Type	Novel	long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length
Narrative Arts	Prose	ordinary written language

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Original Language:	English

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