The Private War of J.D. Salinger
"J.D. Salinger spent 10 years writing The Catcher in the Rye and the rest of his life regretting it."
That's the opening line of a major new book about one of America's best known and most revered writers. J.D. Salinger died three years ago at the age of 91, after publishing four slim books. But one of those books has sold more than 65 million copies and has become a touchstone for young people coming of age around the world.
Catcher in the Rye still sells hundreds of thousands of copies every year.
Shane Salerno is co-author of the monumental 600-page book, called, simply, Salinger. He's also the director of a related documentary, also called Salinger, to be released Friday, September 6.
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