J. D. Salinger

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American writer human novelist short story writer

J. D. Salinger was an American author best known for his influential novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which became a defining work of 20th-century literature and adolescent alienation.

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instanceOf American writer ⓘ
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short story writer ⓘ
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child Margaret Salinger ⓘ
Matthew Salinger ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1919-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-01-27 ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
New York University ⓘ
Valley Forge Military Academy ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
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father Sol Salinger ⓘ
fullName J. D. Salinger self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jerome David Salinger
genre coming-of-age fiction ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
short story ⓘ
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influenced modern American literature ⓘ
knownFor portrayal of adolescent alienation ⓘ
reclusive lifestyle ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
middleName David ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
mother Marie Jillich Salinger ⓘ
movement postwar American literature ⓘ
realism ⓘ
notableCharacterCreated Holden Caulfield ⓘ
notableWork Franny and Zooey ⓘ
Nine Stories ⓘ
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction ⓘ
The Catcher in the Rye ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
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New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cornish, New Hampshire ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
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Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form: Zen Buddhism (influenced by)
residence Cornish, New Hampshire ⓘ
servedIn Counterintelligence Corps ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Claire Douglas ⓘ
Colleen O'Neill ⓘ
Sylvia Welter ⓘ

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The Catcher in the Rye → author → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
D. B. Caulfield → createdBy → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
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Ackley → creator → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Allie Caulfield → creator → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Holden Caulfield → creator → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Mr. Antolini → creator → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Phoebe Caulfield → creator → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
J. D. Salinger → familyName → J. D. Salinger self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salinger
J. D. Salinger → fullName → J. D. Salinger self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jerome David Salinger
The Viking Press → hasAuthorPublished → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Columbia University → hasNotableAlumni → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
Ernest Hemingway → influenced → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
F. Scott Fitzgerald → influenced → J. D. Salinger ⓘ
subject surface form: Comin' Thro' the Rye