J. D. Salinger Books

Indhold: A perfect day for bananafish ; Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut ; The laughing man ; Down at the Dinghy ; Just before the war with the Eskimos ; For Esmé - with love and squalor ; Pretty mouth and green my eyes ; De Daumier-Smith's blue period ; Teddy.

"First published in the New Yorker in the 1950s, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction are two novellas narrated by Buddy Glass, a character often said to be a portrait of Salinger himself. In the first, Buddy has taken leave from the army during World War II to attend the wedding of the eldest Glass brother, Seymour, and an atmosphere of portentous suspense sets the scene for the tragedy that will follow. In the second, Buddy reminisces about Seymour and the novella unfolds into a deep and far-reaching exploration of a complex and sad character which displays all the tenderness and subtlety which distinguish the best of Salinger's writing"--Publisher's website

Meet Franny and her younger brother, Zooey, in two Salinger stories.

The Catcher in the Rye is J . D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind, The Catcher in the Rye explores the world with disarming frankness and a warm, affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature.J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 and died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City, and wrote short stories from an early age, but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish'. The Catcher in the Rye was his first and only novel, published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated, taught and reprinted texts, and has sold some 65 million copies. His other works include the novellas Franny and Zooey, For Esme with Love and Squalor, and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, published with Seymour - An Introduction.

A young and ambitious writer named Jerome David Salinger aimed high early in his career, yearning to publish in The New Yorker, which he viewed as the pinnacle of American literature. However, it took several years and the duration of a world war before he achieved this goal. The New Yorker, known for its selective tastes, was not ready for Salinger's brash style and cynical worldview. Instead, other magazines recognized his talent during a tumultuous time. Story magazine was the first to publish Salinger’s work, featuring “The Young Folks” in 1940. This story offers a glimpse into New York’s cocktail society, showcasing a conversation between two young people that is largely meaningless. His next story, “Go See Eddie,” appeared in The University of Kansas City Review, depicting a tense encounter where a male character pressures a young woman to meet Eddie, notable for its omitted backstory—a technique reminiscent of Hemingway. Later, as Salinger neared the end of his wartime experience, “Once A Week Won’t Kill You” was published in Story magazine. This story, about a soldier informing his aunt of his deployment, can be interpreted as a metaphor for preparing loved ones for potential loss. Devault-Graves Digital Editions proudly presents this anthology by one of America’s most innovative authors.

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Содерж.: Над пропастью во ржи : роман ; повести: Выше стропила, плотники ; Симор: Введение ; Фрэнни ; Зуи ; рассказы: Хорошо ловится рыбка-бананка ; Лапа-растяпа ; Перед самой войной с эскимосами ; Человек, который смеялся ; В лодке, и др.

Dieser Band in deutscher Sprache ermöglicht einen leichten Einstieg in die Lektüre und vertieft das Verständnis des Werkes. Er bietet somit eine optimale Vorbereitung auf Unterricht und Klausuren. Mit Hintergrundinformationen zu Autor und Werk, einer ausführlichen Inhaltsangabe und einer systematischen Interpretation des Textes unter folgenden Gesichtspunkten: Aufbau und Textstruktur; Wichtige Personen; Themen, Motive und Symbole; Erzähltechnik; Sprache und Stil; Interpretation von Schlüsselstellen.

Leichtverständliche englischsprachige Interpretationshilfe mit Angaben zu Inhalt, Handlungsaufbau und sprachlichen Mitteln sowie Erläuterungen zu Leben und Werk des Schriftstellers (Jg. 1919).

Novela autora proslulého zejména jedním z nejvýznamnějších děl americké literatury XX. století – generačním románem Kdo chytá v žitě – vypovídá o touze po nalezení smyslu života. Podle autora je „amatérským filmem“ citlivě zobrazujícím něžné vztahy matky a dvou nejmladších dětí rodiny Glassových; skutečně jde o vynikající rozbor rodinných vztahů. Dvacetiletá studentka anglistiky Franny si z pokoje mrtvého bratra vypůjčí knihu Poutníkova cesta vyprávějící o ruském venkovanovi, který se naučil zvláštní metodu neustálého modlení. Poté upadá do deprese, prodělá nervové zhroucení a její blízcí se jí snaží pomoci. Obsahem knihy jsou v podstatě tři velké rozhovory – mezi Franny a jejím chlapcem Lanem, mezi jejím bratrem Zooeym a matkou Bessie a konečně mezi Franny a Zooeym. Zooey, úspěšný herec, se jí snaží pomoci svými úvahami o víře v Boha a smyslu poctivé práce, zatímco maminka se snaží posílit Frannino tělo vydatnou slepičí polévkou. Nevšední knížka, která chytne u srdce.