J. D. Salinger(International)assertionJ. D. Salingeri(A76720 works by)
(a.k.a.
Jerome David Salinger)
Born:Established:1919New York (City),New York (State),
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
American short story writer and novelist. His acclaimed novel of teenage angst, The Catcher in the Rye (1951), was banned in Australia by Customs officials in 1956 without reference to the Literature Censorship Board. After a public outcry at the ban in 1957, it was referred to the Board and released.
