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J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger
Salinger
Jerome David Salinger (January 1, 1919 – January 27,
2010) was an American writer best known for his 1951
novel The Catcher in the Rye. Before its publication,
Salinger published several short stories
in Story magazine and served in World War II. In 1948,
his critically acclaimed story A Perfect Day for
Bananafish appeared in The New Yorker, which
published much of his later work.