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• Catcher in the Rye, The
  Catcher in the Rye, The

  noun

  a novel (1951) by J. D. Salinger.
• The Catcher in the Rye
  The Catcher in the Rye

  (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.

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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Catcher in the Rye, The The Catcher in the Rye

Next of kin in mood, manner and appeal to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, The Young Lovers uses a breezy class-of-'55 lingo to shine up the ancient story of boy-mates-girl.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The book of Genesis references Shiloh, with "teeth white from milk," while generations of readers have been forever haunted by Holden Caufield's description of a classmate with "mossy-looking" teeth in "The Catcher in the Rye."

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023

I read To Kill A Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye is another classic I want to read.

From BBC ● May 29, 2022

I never even once saw a copy of The Catcher in the Rye anywhere near a movie set.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2019

A perceptive teacher had recommended "The Catcher in the Rye" to me as an off-menu item, but as much I enjoyed that book, Holden Caulfield was weak tea next to the immortal Alexander Portnoy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2018

I head down the steps to see if my mail-order copy of The Catcher in the Rye is in the box.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett