Salinger : The Classic Critical and Personal Portrait

English

ISBN: 0061852503

EAN: 9780061852503

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Literary/Literary Criticism / American / General/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 10/31/2009

Synopsis: Now back in print-a timeless collection of essays celebrating one of American literatures most acclaimed and enigmatic iconsJ. D. Salingers provocative writing and unmatched eye for the contours of American youth have earned him a place in literary and cultural history. Few living American writers enjoy more exuberant and widespread acclaim-though in his ninety years Salinger has published only one novel, the extraordinary The Catcher in the Rye, and several enormously successful short story collections.In 1962-before the shy and elusive author made his mysterious withdrawal from public life-editor Henry Anatole Grunwald asked twenty-six of Salingers peers to explore the perplexing questions surrounding the writer and his work. What manner of man was he? Was he primarily a social commentator, a satirist, a religious fanatic, or simply a genius?This new edition of the classic work, revived in the ninth decade of Salingers life, stands as an extraordinary time capsule-an intimate examination and appreciation of a singular American literary artist whose work remains powerful and true to this day.

Salinger : The Classic Critical and Personal Portrait

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.75 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 304