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J.D. SalingerKenneth Slawenski

J.D. Salinger

Kenneth Slawenski
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One of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history, J.D. Salinger eluded fans and journalists for most of his life. Now comes a new biography. Filled with new information and revelations garnered from countless interviews, letters, and public records, this work presents his extraordinary life that spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Kenneth Slawenski explores Salinger's privileged youth, long obscured by misrepresentation and rumor, revealing the brilliant, sarcastic, vulnerable son of a disapproving father and doting mother and his entrance into a social…

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7 editions · 3 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 2010
    Random House · 450 pages · 9781400069514
  • Paperback · English · 2010
    J.D. Salinger a Life
    Random House · 9781611299052
  • Other · English · 2012
    Random House Publishing Group · 464 pages · 9780812982596
  • Other · English · 2011
    J. D. Salinger - A Life
    Penguin Random House · 9781299090224
  • Other · English · 2010
    Pomona · 423 pages · 9781904590231
  • Hardcover · Spanish · 2010
    Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L. · 549 pages · 9788481098877
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