Since his debut in 1951 as "The Catcher in the Rye," Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent."
Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists.
His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive), capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_473534596
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G7544775119I4N10
Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
Hardcover. Condition: New. HardCover. Pub Date: 2018-10-01 Pages: 231 Language: Chinese Publisher: Yilin Press 16-year-old middle school student Holden was born in a middle-class family in New York. Parents and teachers ask him to study hard in order to get ahead in the future. and what he does in school all day long is to talk about women. wine and sex. He can't understand everything around him. he doesn't want to learn. Seller Inventory # NL000729