Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Catcher in the Rye, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
Studies a representative selection of novels to illustrate the significance of Jewish-American fiction to the body of American literature, examining some of the general themes that have occupied Jewish-American writers, while keeping in the mind the individuality of such authors as Philip Roth and Norman Mailer.
a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
Pinsker, Sanford
1999
A collection of social, cultural, and historical documents that are designed to help students read and understand J. D. Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye.".