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title: "The Catcher in the Rye"
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# Cultural Impact Classic Literature Timeless Themes The Catcher in the Rye

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## Summary

> 📚 Unlock the Secrets of Youth with a Timeless Classic!

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## Key Features

- • **Cultural Touchstone:** Understand references that resonate across generations.
- • **Dive into a Classic:** Experience the profound journey of Holden Caulfield.
- • **Perfect for Book Clubs:** Spark engaging discussions with friends and peers.
- • **Explore Timeless Themes:** Relate to the struggles of adolescence and identity.
- • **Join the Literary Elite:** Be part of the conversation that shaped modern literature.

## Overview

The Catcher in the Rye is a seminal novel by J.D. Salinger, exploring themes of alienation, identity, and the challenges of growing up. Its protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has become an iconic figure in literature, making this book a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of youth and society.

## Description

Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,   "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."   His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0316769487 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #14,564 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Classic American Literature #34 in Classic Literature & Fiction #132 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (46,239) |
| Dimensions  | 4.15 x 0.8 x 6.7 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 7543321726 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0316769488 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | May 1, 1991 |
| Publisher  | Little, Brown and Company |
| Reading age  | 15+ years, from customers |

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## Frequently Bought Together

- The Catcher in the Rye
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