summary of the author

J.D. Salinger, the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”, was born January 1, 1919 and passed away January 27, 2010. He is widely known for his novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, and his reclusive nature. He much like Holden, the main character in his novel, both strived inattention. However, after publishing his novel, he later admitted that the book was some what autobiographical, saying his adolescent years were much like Holdens. His book brought him a great deal of fame and was the “must read” book during the mid-fifties. His book also received a lot of scrutiny because of the profanity and was banned in several countries and many U.S. Schools banned it as well because of its coarse language. Some teachers who assigned the book were fired or forced to resign. “The Catcher in the Rye” is a unique peace of literature that will always be around, and never forgotten.