... almost all of his short stories from then on. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish- introduced Seymour Glass and the Glass family, which come up frequently in Salinger's later writings such as "Franny and Zooey,"" written in 1961, "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters,"" written in 1963, and "Seymour: An Introduction,"" also written in 1963. After publishing twenty stories in Collier's, Saturday Evening ... Post, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, and New Yorker between 1941 and 1948, a pirated collection of his stories was published. "A Perfect ... at Dartmouth. He had two children wit...

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... genius" category. At Valley Forge, Salinger belonged to the Glee Club, the Aviation Club, the French Club, the Non-Commissioned Officer's Club, and Mask and Spur (a dramatic organization) (French 22). While at Valley Forge, Salinger began writing short stories, working by flashlight under his blankets after official ... College campus of New York University. There is little documented about J.D.'s attendance at New York University. Shirley Blaney, a high school student, and the only person in the world to ever interview J.D. Salinger, said that it appears unlikely that Salinger attended N...

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