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The Catcher in the Rye

Novel by J. D. Salinger, published in 1951. The influential and widely acclaimed storey details the two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, he searches for truth and rails against the "phoniness" of the adult world. He ends up exhausted and emotionally ill, in a psychiatrist's office. After he recovers from his breakdown, Holden relates his experiences to the reader. This novel is on the banned book lists.

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