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    This document provides biographical information about J.D. Salinger and his famous novel The Catcher in the Rye. It details Salinger's early life growing up in Manhattan, his military service in World War II where he participated in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences that influenced The Catcher in the Rye. The document also summarizes the plot of the novel, its publication and success in 1951, and Salinger's preference to avoid publicity after its release.

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    This document provides biographical information about J.D. Salinger and his famous novel The Catcher in the Rye. It details Salinger's early life growing up in Manhattan, his military service in World War II where he participated in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences that influenced The Catcher in the Rye. The document also summarizes the plot of the novel, its publication and success in 1951, and Salinger's preference to avoid publicity after its release.

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    This document provides biographical information about J.D. Salinger and his famous novel The Catcher in the Rye. It details Salinger's early life growing up in Manhattan, his military service in World War II where he participated in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences that influenced The Catcher in the Rye. The document also summarizes the plot of the novel, its publication and success in 1951, and Salinger's preference to avoid publicity after its release.

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    A Conspiracy Theory

    What do these 3 men have


    in common?
    Heres a hint
    Closer
    Bingo.
    The Catcher in the Rye

    Coming of age
    Holden Caulfield
    flashback
    Boarding school
    Death of Ally
    NYC
    Phoebe
    J.D. Salinger (1919-2010)
    Early Years

    Manhattan
    Jewish father/ German mother
    Attended the private McBurney School and
    Valley Forge Military Academy
    Attended both NYU and Columbia University
    WWII
    Drafted in 1942
    12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry
    Division
    Utah Beach on D-Day
    The Battle of the Bulge
    counter-intelligence division, fluent in
    French and German, POWS
    liberated concentration camp
    The Catcher in the Rye
    1951
    65 million
    31 weeks (NYTimes)
    "My boyhood was very much the
    same as that of the boy in the
    book... [I]t was a great relief telling
    people about it.
    Banned book
    Legacy
    NO MOVIE
    Salingers wall
    of silence(1965)
    "There is a
    marvelous peace
    in not
    publishing... I
    like to write. I
    love to write. But
    I write just for
    myself and my
    own pleasure.
    January 27, 2010
    91 years old
    Dont
    tell
    anyone
    anything,
    If you do,
    youll just
    start
    missing
    them.
    Holden

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