livro the catcher in the rye de j. d. salinger

Sinopse

• The Catcher in the Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the pho ny aspects of society, and the phonies themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Lazy in style, full of slang and swear words, it's a novel whose int erest and appeal comes from its observations rather than its plot intrigues (in conventional terms, there is hardly any plot at all). Salinger's style creates an effect of conversation, it is as though Holden is speaking to you personally, as though you t oo have seen through the pretences of the American Dream and are growing up unable to see the point of living in, or contributing to, the society around you. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood, it deals with society, love, loss, and expe ctations without ever falling into the clutch of a cliche.

Dimensões LxAxP

• 1.10 x 1.78 x 0.14 cm

Encadernação

• Capa mole

Nº de páginas

• 240

ISBN

• 9780241950425

Editora

• PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Data Lançamento

• 01-01-2000

Idioma

• Inglês

Autor

• J. D. Salinger

Sobre o Autor

• Escritor norte-americano, nascido em 1919, Jerome David Salinger, foi um símbolo da juventude norte-americana da década de 50, retratando-a e captando a sua linguagem, problemas e experiências. Filho de pai judeu e mãe católica irlandesa, aos dezoito anos teve a oportunidade de passar 5 meses na Europa. Quando regressou aos Estado Unidos, ingressou na Universidade de Nova Iorque e em 1939 inscreveu-se na disciplina de contos na Columbia University, cujo professor era Whit Burnett, fundador da revista Stor y Magazine