The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger.[3] A classic novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation.[4][5] It has been translated into almost all of the world’s major languages.[6] Around 1 million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books.[7] The novel’s protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion.[8] The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, and connection.
The novel was included on Time‘s 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923[9] and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.[10][11][12] In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC‘s survey The Big Read.
First edition cover
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Author | J. D. Salinger |
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Cover artist | E. Michael Mitchell[1][2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Realistic fiction Coming-of-age fiction |
Published | July 16, 1951 |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Media type | |
Pages | 214 |
OCLC | 287628 |
813.54 |