A Reader's Guide to J. D. Salinger (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313310782)

Few contemporary writers are as enigmatic as J. D. Salinger. Best known for The Catcher in the Rye, which continues to be read and discussed by secondary school students, undergraduates, and scholars, Salinger also wrote numerous shorter works. This reference covers his entire oeuvre. Since Salinger's life figures prominently in his works, an introductory essay considers autobiographical elements in his writings and foregrounds the chapters that follow. Subsequent chapters examine each of his major works, or a collection of related writings.

Included are discussions of such topics as, critical reception, themes, narrative structure and point of view, characterization and style, settings and symbols, and interpretations of his texts. Chapters close with lists of works for further reading, and the volume concludes with several appendices and extensive primary and secondary bibliographies.

Author: Eberhard Alsen
ISBN-10: 0313310785
ISBN-13: 9780313310782
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2002
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 10.10h x 5.80w x 1.03d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 486