J. D. Salinger J. D. Salinger "The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it." -James Bryce* In 1945, a novel was published that would forever change the way society views itself. The book, entitled The Catcher in the Rye, would propel a man named Jerome David Salinger to fame as one of the most famous authors of the twentieth century. This same man, not ten years after …showed first 75 words of 2436 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2436 total…Critical Survey of Short Fiction, R.E Vol. 5. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Pasedena, CA: Salem Press;1993. pp. 2038-2047. Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1951 "Salinger, J. D.," Contemporary Authors Vol. 5-8. Eds. Barbara Harte, Carolyn Riley. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company; 1969. pp. 997-999 "Salinger, J. D.," Short Story Criticism Vol. 2 Ed. Sheila Fitzgerald. Detroit, Michigan: Gale; 1989. pp. 288-320 *. Assorted Quotes. http://www.quoteland.com. Visited on February 4, 2000