Many say that J.D. Salinger is the best author of all time. He"'"s written many short stories, and a few novels including Franny and Zooey, and his most famous, Catcher in the Rye. Salinger has successfully dodge reporters and camera all his life. Catcher in the Rye, Salinger"'"s acclaimed first novel, was published in 1953 (Salinger). Salinger"'"s writing style is described to have it"'"s own atmosphere, a very '"'Shangri La'"' one (Pinsker 134). He is a very secretive person and has remained in this recluse fashion for most of his life. Throughout J.D. Salinger"'"s life, he encountered many trials and hardships, such as attending military school and fighting in World War 2, that ultimately led up to his writing of Catcher in the Rye, a novel with a protagonist that shares many similarities with Salinger.

Salinger was born in New York City to a Jewish father, who imported Kosher cheeses (Liukkonen 1). His fathers wife was Scotch and Irish (Liukkonen 1). During his youth, Salinger was called '"'Sonny'"' by his family and peers (Liukkonen 1). This nickname grew up with him, and some people still refer to him as Sonny. Salinger didn"'"t do so well in the prep schools

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