Few contemporary writers are as enigmatic as J. D. Salinger. Best known for "The Catcher in the Rye," which continues to be read and discussed by secondary school students, undergraduates, and scholars, Salinger also wrote numerous shorter works. This reference covers his entire oeuvre. Since Salinger's life figures prominently in his works, an introductory essay considers autobiographical elements in his writings and foregrounds the chapters that follow. Subsequent chapters examine each of his major works, or a collection of related writings.
Included are discussions of such topics as,...
Few contemporary writers are as enigmatic as J. D. Salinger. Best known for "The Catcher in the Rye," which continues to be read and discussed by s...
American novelists of the 20th century have rejected an objective perspective on the world in favour of one that resembles the transcendental and epistemological investigations by earlier novelists and poets. This text is an overview of this romantic trend in contemporary fiction. This volume includes three classic essays on romanticism by Saul Bellow, Thomas Pynchon and Toni Morrison as well as essays on the works of John Cheever, Flannery O'Connor, Vladimir Nobokov, Toni Morrison, John Hawkes, John Updike, Norman Mailer, Bernard Malamud, Walker Percy, John Barth, Ralph Ellison and J.D....
American novelists of the 20th century have rejected an objective perspective on the world in favour of one that resembles the transcendental and epis...
Before J.D. Salinger became famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye, he was a soldier in World War II. While serving in the US Army's Counter Intelligence Corps, Salinger wrote more than twenty short stories. Eberhard Alsen, through meticulous archival research and careful analysis of the literary record, corrects mistaken assumptions about the young writer's war years and their repercussions.
Before J.D. Salinger became famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye, he was a soldier in World War II. While serving in the US Army's Counter Inte...
