American author J.D. Salinger (1919–2010) is best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), which won critical acclaim and gained a devoted following, particularly among post-World War II college students. The novel concerns a teenage boy, Holden Caulfield, and his quest for innocence and truth. After its publication, Salinger became a recluse. He published a few more short stories and books, mostly about the fictional Glass family. The last of these, a novella titled Hapworth 16, 1924, appeared in The New Yorker in 1965.
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