Geklinsky-Salinger

Jerome David Salinger **Personal Life** **His Literature**
 * Born January 1,1919 in NYC
 * Known as one of the most popular and influential authors of the second half of the 20th century
 * Attended prep schools where he found it difficult to adjust(inspiration for The Catcher in the Rye?)
 * Graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in June 1936 where he served as literary editor of the yearbook, contributed to the literary magazine, and is credited with composing the words for the school's anthem
 * Attended Ursinus college for one semester, during which he contributed a humorous column to the weekly newspaper
 * Later studied at Columbia, where he published his first story called //The Young Folks// in 1940 in the magazine **Story** (founded and edited by one of his professors)
 * Began his career writing short stories for magazines
 * Had to take a break from writing in order to fight in WWII(gave inspiration)
 * Lifelong student of Advaita Vedanta Hinduism
 * Become a recluse after //The Catcher in the Rye// became so popular, wrote many more novels and short stories but never published them
 * Has been quoted saying, "A writer's feelings of anonymity-obscurity are the second most valuable property on loan to him," which shows his dislike of attention and public exposure
 * Much controversy throughout his life, including infidelity accusations and a tell-all book by his daughter
 * Salinger is a character in the novel //Shoeless Joe,// which the movie field of dreams was based off of
 * Salinger died in January of 2010
 * Nom de plume: J.D. Salinger
 * One of Salinger's devices used in his writing is subtly discrediting the main character by placing him/her in situations where he/she is exposed as phony-this adds to the interest of the character
 * //The Catcher in the Rye// was his first novel and most popular work(1951)
 * //The Catcher in the Rye// has been banned by many schools, libraries, and bookstores due to its profanity and sexual nature
 * Other stories://Franny and Zooey//(1961), //Raise High The Roofbeam, Carpenters and Seymour// and //Nine Stories//(1953)
 * Wasn't part of any one specific movement, but was influenced by the time that he lived in(WWII, etc)
 * His dislike of the structures and rigors of college education made its way into his writing(example Holden Caulfield)
 * In total, he published one novel and 13 short stories

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