Bill GatesCo-founder · Microsoft, Gates Foundation
”My favorite book.”
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger · 1951 · 278 pages
Advertising · Amazon affiliate linkView on Amazon
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Learn more..
About the book
Considered one of the most important novels in American literature, 'The Catcher in the Rye' follows Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old teenager in crisis, during his wanderings through New York after being expelled from his school. With an unmistakable and boldly colloquial narrative voice, Holden reflects on the superficiality of the adult world, the loss of innocence, and his desperate search for authenticity.
The book captures adolescent alienation and anguish with an intensity that continues to resonate across generations of readers. A masterpiece that defies convention and remains a disturbing yet profoundly human psychological portrait of adolescence.
Book details
| Author | J.D. Salinger |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 1951 |
| Pages | 278 |
Recommended by 3 people
Gretchen RubinWriter and speaker · The Happiness Project
”Catcher in the Rye was not written to be a young adult book. It’s an adult book. But it sort of drifted there because the protagonist is a teenager.”
Tatiana Feltrinbooktuber and literary critic
Recommended
More from Fiction
