At 76, Mr C. is a man on the edge. Tired of life, the constant disappointments and excruciating boredom, this old man has had enough. From his retirement home, He resolves to seize whatever diginity he has left and end his life in the only place he truly feels at home: Goddam New York City. Armed with a deathwish and an enduring hatred of all things phony, he takes the reader on the ultimate journey: from one life to the next. In his final days the 76-year- old boy still only wants to be the 'Catcher in the Rye'.
Der sechzehnjährige durch New York irrende Holden Caulfield ist zu einer Kultfigur ganzer Generationen geworden. 'Der Fänger im Roggen' war J. D. Salingers erster Roman, mit dem er weltweit berühmt...
Presents a collection of essays analyzing Salinger's The catcher in the rye, including a chronology of his works and life.
Analyse : Roman psychologique (formation).
In an effort to escape the hypocrisies of life at his boarding school, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield seeks refuge in New York City.
A haunting and unforgettable piece of writing, the story follows the eldest sibling, Seymour Glass, and his wife, Muriel, as they embark on an ill-fated honeymoon in Florida.
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Analyse : Roman psychologique (formation).
Phénomène littéraire sans équivalent depuis les années 50, J.D. Salinger reste le plus mystérieux des écrivains contemporains, et son chef-d'œuvre, " L'attrape-cœurs ", roman de l'adolescence le plus lu du monde entier, est l ...
These essays provide new commentary and new insights, and demonstrate the continuing relevance of Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, and Holden Caulfield to American culture and literature and, in turn, to American cultural and literary ...