Franny and Zooey

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Franny and Zooey is a 1961 book by J. D. Salinger that combines a short story and a novella about the spiritually preoccupied Glass siblings, exploring themes of religion, authenticity, and existential angst.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
fictional work
novella collection
short story collection
author J. D. Salinger
containsWork Franny
Zooey
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed
featuresCharacter Bessie Glass
Buddy Glass
Franny Glass
Lane Coutell
Les Glass
Seymour Glass
Zooey
surface form: Zooey Glass
firstPublishedInBookForm 1961
followedBy Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
genre literary fiction
novella
short story
hasISBN 9780316769495
hasSubject Eastern Christian mysticism
The Way of a Pilgrim
literaryMovement postwar American literature
mainTheme alienation
authenticity
existential angst
family relationships
religion
search for meaning
spirituality
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Buddy Glass
notableFor detailed dialogue
focus on Glass family
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Glass family saga
precededBy Nine Stories
publicationYear 1961
publisher Little, Brown and Company
setIn New York City
college campus
structure one short story and one novella
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century

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