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The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

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About the book

Holden Caulfield wanders New York after leaving school, speaking with sharpness and uncertainty about the adult world.

About the author

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Why it matters

Its distinctive voice made adolescent alienation and emotional vulnerability central literary subjects.

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