J.D. Salinger published his first story in "The New Yorker" at age twenty-nine. Three years later came "The Catcher in The Rye," a novel that has sold more than sixty-five million copies and achieved mythic status since its publication in 1951. Subsequent books introduced a new type in contemporary [...]
Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.[...]
In an effort to escape the hypocrisies of life at his boarding school, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield seeks refuge in New York City[...]
One of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history, author of the classic "Catcher in the Rye, " J. D. Salinger eluded fans and journalists for most of his life. Now comes a new biography that Peter Ackroyd in "The Times" of London calls "energetic and magnificently research[...]
A young and ambitious writer named Jerome David Salinger set his goals very high very early in his career. He almost desperately wished to publish his early stories in The New Yorker magazine, the pinnacle, he felt, of America's literary world. But such was not to be for several long years and the l[...]
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In an effort to escape the hypocrisies of life at his boarding school, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield seeks refuge in New York City.[...]
Salinger wrote a letter to Esquire in 1945: "e;The men who have been in this war deserve some sort of trembling melody rendered without embarrassment or regret,"e; (Esquire). In 1951, Salinger delivered just that. The Catcher in the Rye is not a war novel, but a riveting amalgam of the disil[...]
J.D. Salinger gehört zu den großen amerikanischen Erzählern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Berühmt machte ihn nicht nur der Roman ?Fänger im Roggen?, unsterblich wurden auch die Erzählungen über die New Yorker Familie Glass, über Franny und Zooey und ihre Geschwister.[...]
Ny oversettelse av boken som ble unge leseres favoritt da den kom ut.The Catcher in the Rye - Redderen i rugen, ble første gang utgitt på norsk i 1952. Her kommer den i ny oversettelse. For uendelig mange lesere er Holden Caulfield selve eksponenten for pubertetens brysomme, famlende tid. Holden, [...]
Jeg-fortelleren, den 17-årige Holden Caulfield, forteller om tre dager da han er i New York etter å ha stukket av fra en kostskole. Han føler at han er i ferd med å miste sin identitet, men søker å gjenfinne den ved å beskytte sin 10-årige søster mot den korrupte verden. Holden forteller si[...]
Romanklassikeren Forbandede ungdom i nyoversættelse af Klaus Rifbjerg. Den nye titel skyldes, at forfatteren har ønsket at oversættelsen er så tæt på det originale forlæg som muligt.
Holden Caulfield bliver (endnu en gang) smidt ud af skolen et par dage før jul, og[...]
J D Salingers mästerverk Nio noveller (Nine Stories) i nyöversättning av Mats Zetterberg. Följande berättelser ingår i boken: Bananfisken hugger idag, Vrickad i roten, Strax före kriget mot eskimåerna, Skrattande mannen, Nere vid båten, Till Esmé ? kärleksfullt, sjaskigt, Vacker mun och �[...]
Franny och Zooey av J D Salinger i nyöversättning av Andreas Vesterlund.
"Fantastiskt häftig att läsa! Lysande översättning!"
C-G Karlsson, Go'kväll[...]
Franny ja Zooey sisältää kaksi kertomusta, jotka ilmestyivät alun perin The New Yorker -lehdessä vuosina 1955 ja 1957.Parikymppinen Franny elää vaikeaa murrosta. Hän on täysin kyllästynyt yliopisto-opintoihin, koko maailmaan ja itseensä ja näkee kaikkialla vain typerää egoismia. Ratkai[...]