Salinger, J.D.: 1919 - 2010
Information about J.D. Salinger
- General Information
- Facts
- Full name: Jerome David Salinger
- He is from a well-to-do family on Park Avenue; his father was the importer of kosher cheese. He was called "Sonny" as a boy and went off to prep school, was drafted in the Army and took part in the invasion of Normandy. His comrades considered him to be very brave - a genuine hero. He came back to New York where his early short stories appeared in Story magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and then, in The New Yorker with a story called "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" (1948). His first novel, The Catcher in the Rye (1951), was an immediate success.
From The Writer's Almanac - Timeline
- Articles
- Salinger's Daughter's Truths as Mesmerizing as His Fiction by Dinittia Smith. New York Times; August 30, 2000
- Visit With J. D. Salinger, This article recounts how Betty Eppes, a reporter for The Baton Rouge Advocate, managed a brief interview with J. D. Salinger, which was later published in The Paris Review. The New York Times, September 11, 1981
- Where to Find the Sequel to 'The Catcher in the Rye'. In a rare interview, Salinger was quoted in the Boston Globe saying, " I write for myself and I want to be left absolutely alone to do it. . . . There's no more to Holden Caulfield. Read the book again. It's all there." The New York Times, July 8, 1980
- J. D. Salinger Speaks About His Silence. Salinger broke a public silence of more than 20 years, issuing a denunciation and revealing he is hard at work on writings that may never be published in his lifetime. The New York Times, November 3, 1974
- Who was J.D. Salinger? by Adam Gopnik. The New Yorker; September 5, 2013. See also the video at the bottom of this page.
- Love Letters Sold to Entrepreneur
- Photos
- Audio (2.49)
Salinger: An Influential Voice. It's impossible to be an American writer now and not feel the influence of Holden and of Salinger generally. NPR Radio; January 29, 2010
- Obituaries
- J.D. Salinger, American Literary Icon, Dies at 91
- Audio (6:00)
J.D. Salinger Dies At 91. His most-famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, with its angst-filled protagonist, Holden Caulfield, inspired generations of teenagers. Later in his life, Salinger become famous for refusing interviews. NPR Radio; January 29, 2010 - J.D. Salinger died at age 91. Jonathan Safran Foer and Frank Portman talk about Salinger's legacy and how it inspired them. WNYC Radio, New York; January 29, 2010
- Audio (9:39)
The Voice Of Adolescent Angst Dies. NPR Radio; January 28, 2010 Transcript