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{{quote|From there Salinger went on to military school and was eventually drafted into [[World War 2]]. He was on Utah Beach on D.Day. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated a concentration camp. All the while, writing short stories with themes of: alienation, depression, and loss of innocence. What an imagination.|''[[The Colbert Report]]'' [http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/49qji6/colbert-s-book-club---better-know-a-salinger (Better Know a Salinger)]}} |
{{quote|From there Salinger went on to military school and was eventually drafted into [[World War 2]]. He was on Utah Beach on D.Day. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated a concentration camp. All the while, writing short stories with themes of: alienation, depression, and loss of innocence. What an imagination.|''[[The Colbert Report]]'' [http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/49qji6/colbert-s-book-club---better-know-a-salinger (Better Know a Salinger)]}} |
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J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) is the author of ''[[The Catcher in The Rye]]'', as well as many short stories, two of which form his novella ''[[Franny and Zooey]]''. He was famous for being reclusive and having numerous relationships with women in their late teens and early twenties, including writer Joyce Maynard. |
J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) is the author of ''[[The Catcher in The Rye]]'', as well as many short stories, two of which form his novella ''[[Franny and Zooey]]''. He was famous for being reclusive and having numerous relationships with women in their late teens and early twenties, including writer Joyce Maynard. |
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* [[Reclusive Artist]] |
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