Catcher in the Rye

Girl in Progress : Coming into Character

Izzy Stambler | Posted 05.14.2012

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Izzy Stambler

This film is a coming-of-age story with a single mother, Grace, trying to raise her daughter Ansiedad. In this story, Ansiedad studies other coming-of-age stories in order to create her own.

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Does Catcher In The Rye Brainwash People?

TruTV.com | Posted 04.04.2012

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The Catcher in the Rye, a novel about an adolescent boy's contempt for humanity, has been linked to assassins Mark David Chapman, John Hinckley and Le...

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J.D. Salinger Revisited: "Young Girl, Get Out of My Mind"

Will Weaver | Posted 03.31.2012

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Will Weaver

As we pass the two-year anniversary of J.D. Salinger's death, why is it that no one remarks on the obvious? In his life and in his fiction, Salinger had a predilection for young girls and women that, at least from a 21st century lens, does not seem all that healthy.

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What We've Learned About J.D. Salinger Since His Death

Kenneth Slawenski | Posted 03.28.2012

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Kenneth Slawenski

The author, who was famous for demanding control over every detail of his work while living, is still in control. Two years on, we are no closer to cementing Salinger's legacy than we were on the day that he died.

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Easy Reader: Ernest Hemingway Writes Good Letters Home and Elsewhere, 1907-22

David Finkle | Posted 03.06.2012

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David Finkle

A large segment of the letters -- the first written when he was not quite 8 -- are juvenilia and could be the sentiments of any young whippersnapper. Yet there are occasional hints at what would become the acclaimed Hemingway mode of between-hard-covers expression.

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Caulfield's -- A Literary and Culinary Triumph!

Jay Weston | Posted 02.25.2012

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Jay Weston

Any place which celebrates its literary side is going to be applauded by me, but to discover a warm, inviting tavern (yes, that's what it is) in the heart of Beverly Hills serving nostalgic American food is an unexpected bonus.

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Samuel Beckett's Reading List

Posted 12.20.2011

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From This Side of the Pond, Cambridge University Press' Blog Samuel Beckett’s letters are full of the literary names he encountered through his w...

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Literary Characters Who Would Be Best Friends

Kathleen Massara | Posted 11.17.2011

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From Flavorwire: Last month, we ran a post on TV characters who would likely befriend each other in real life. Today we thought we’d try out th...

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J.D. Salinger's Son Threatens Action Over His Father's Words

Zoe Triska | Posted 11.09.2011

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J.D. Salinger's literary trust recently threatened legal action against memorabilia dealer Gary Zimet for posting a letter on his memorabilia site, mo...

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Tonally Inappropriate Book Covers

flavorwire.com | Posted 08.06.2011

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Everyone knows that you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but um, we kind of do it all the time. In fact, half the fun of that anachroni...

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The Bonus Of Blogging: Online Feedback Moves Kids To Write

GOOD | Liz Dwyer | Posted 06.02.2011

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"I don't like to write." That's the refrain teachers have heard for a generation when they ask students why they're struggling to complete a short, th...

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Teen Angst Reads: Books That Rocked Your World At 16...But Fall Flat Now

flavorwire.com | Nina MacLaughlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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We all have a few: the books we read when we were young that altered everything. These were the world-changers, the reality-definers, the stories you ...

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Baby Sloths And/Or Classic Literature: Using Subliminal Messages To Discuss Books

uproxx.com | Brandon Stroud | Posted 05.25.2011

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The only way to maintain literacy on an Internet overrun with Bed Intruders, tub-related women and epic treadmill fails is with subliminal messages. ...

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'Catcher In The Rye' Sequel?

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you've ever wondered what happened next to the young Holden Caulfield, wonder no longer: you'll shortly be able to find out -- unless you're Americ...

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It Gets Better?

Jeff A. Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff A. Katz

What do Kermit the Frog, Vinny from the Jersey Shore, President Obama, and Ke$ha have in common?

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Books You Think Won't Make It To The Movies

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Book adaptations are always an engaging subject. Last week, we posted a slide show of 'unfilmable books": texts that simply would not adapt well to th...

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1950s: The Not-So-Silent Generation

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Alderman

Fred Kaplan's enlivening 1959: The Year Everything Changed, argues that the '50s -- a decade that saw the invention of the microchip and the creation of explosive art -- has been misunderstood in hindsight.

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Banned Books

The New York Times | AMANDA CHRISTY BROWN and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of...

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Salinger-Signed 'The Catcher in the Rye' Up For Auction

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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That rarity, which makes the auction so exciting, also makes it merit scrutiny. And a thing or two about the auction of "The Catcher in the Rye" seem ...

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Why Do Americans Write Such Great Coming-Of-Age Novels?

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this merely coincidence, or is there something else at work here? Do American writers absorb Bildungsroman aptitude alongside fluoridated water and...

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Marcus Baram

J.D. Salinger Didn't Have An FBI File?

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Upon their deaths, dozens of famous American writers were revealed to have attracted the interest of the FBI. In their files, the bureau considered Er...

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'South Park' Pays Tribute To J.D. Salinger, Takes On Schools That Ban 'Catcher In The Rye' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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"South Park" paid tribute to the late J.D. Salinger last night, when the gang was assigned "The Catcher in the Rye" to read for school. In a hilarious...

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The 12 Greatest Literary One-Hit Wonders (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Literature is full of prolific authors -- where would we be without Jane Austen and Charles Dickens? But maybe more fascinating are those authors that...

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Top 10 Unreliable Narrators

The Guardian | Henry Sutton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Something strange happened to unreliable narrators in the mid-20th century: they became a little more reliably unreliable, and a lot nastier. In the l...

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A Tribute To Swami Salinger

Philip Goldberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Philip Goldberg

I have learned that a surprising number of serious spiritual practitioners found early inspiration and direction from Salinger's post-"Catcher" work. And it still has the power to illuminate.

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