Catcher in the Rye, The

American  

noun

1. a novel (1951) by J. D. Salinger.

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The Catcher in the Rye Cultural  

1. (1951) A novel by the American author J. D. Salinger. It relates the experiences of Holden Caulfield, a sensitive but rebellious youth who runs away from his boarding school.

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Example Sentences

Today, Johnson said, it amounts to “our ‘Catcher in the Rye,’ the book you read when you’re young.”

From New York Times

In addition to “The Catcher in the Rye,” the e-books include “Nine Stories,” ″Franny and Zooey” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.”

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to “The Catcher in the Rye,” the e-books include “Nine Stories,” ”Franny and Zooey,” and “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction.”

From Seattle Times

She reads all the time—in the halls, in the cafeteria— mostly novels with angsty protagonists: The Virgin Suicides, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar.

From Literature

Salinger, the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”; the book itself; and his own actual meeting in adolescence with Mr. Salinger.

From New York Times