The Catcher in the Rye
1951 novel by J. D. Salinger
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Summary
The Catcher in the Rye is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,090 views/month, #50 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: J. D. Salinger[3]
- Award received: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4], 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5]
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company[6]
- Movement: literary realism[7]
- Genre: bildungsroman[8]
- Depicts: film[9]
- Commons category: The Catcher in the Rye[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Publication date: July 16, 1951[13]
- Characters: Holden Caulfield[14], Phoebe Caulfield[15]
- Cover art by: E. Michael Mitchell[16]
- Has edition or translation: Ловац у житу[17], ライ麦畑の捕手[18], The Catcher in the Rye[19]
- Narrative location: New York City[20]
- Title: The Catcher in the Rye[21]
- Has characteristic: debut novel[22]
- Different from: Heartsnatcher[23]
- Narrator: Holden Caulfield[24]
- Last line: It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[27]
- Form of creative work: novel[28]
- Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions): 813.54[29]
Why It Matters
The Catcher in the Rye has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
FAQs
What awards did The Catcher in the Rye receive?
Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[4] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].