The Catcher in the Rye is published
On July 16, 1951, the Catcher in the Rye was published.
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The Event
On July 16, 1951, the Catcher in the Rye was published.
The Cultural Context
Salinger gave Holden Caulfield a conversational voice that shaped the novel’s treatment of grief, alienation and adolescence.
How the work reached readers
The publication or announcement places a work in public circulation. Its writing, printing, distribution and later reputation form a longer history.
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