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(1919-2010)

Who Was J.D. Salinger?

J.D. Salinger was a literary giant despite his slim body of work and reclusive lifestyle. His landmark novel, The Catcher in the Rye, set a new course for literature in post-WWII America and vaulted Salinger to the heights of literary fame.

Despite his slim body of work and reclusive lifestyle, Salinger was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century.

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His short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker, inspired the early careers of writers such as Phillip Roth, John Updike and Harold Brodkey. In 1953, Salinger moved from New York City and led a secluded life, only publishing one new story before his death.

Early Life

Writer Jerome David Salinger was born on January 1, 1919, in New York, New York.

Salinger was the youngest of two children born to Sol Salinger, the son of a rabbi who ran a thriving cheese and ham import business, and Miriam, Sol's Scottish-born wife. At a time when mixed marria