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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

"Slight a Rebellion of Madison" - A Short Story by J. D. Salinger (first published, December 21, 1946 in The New Yorker)


Born- New York City - January 1, 1919

Catcher in the Rye Published - 1951 - estimated sales 65,000,000

Died- Concord, New Hampshire- January 27, 2010

"Slight Rebellion of Madison" became the basis for Catcher in the Rye.  A modified version of the story appears as chapter 17.  The central character is, of course, Holden Caulfield, he is out of the prep school he hates and back in New York City, trying to hook up with Sally.  I read Catcher in the Rye about fifty years ago.  I was pleasantly surprised by how much I could recall, especially the unique style of Salinger.

I read this in an anthology I was kindly given by The New Yorker, Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker.

Mel u





3 comments:

  1. MudpuddleAugust 17, 2017 at 12:09 AM

    i recall reading it(tcitr), but that's all, pretty much... i don't think i was overly impressed at the time...

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  2. SukoAugust 17, 2017 at 6:54 AM

    Very interesting that this story became the famous/infamous classic, Catcher in the Rye!

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  3. Buried In PrintAugust 18, 2017 at 2:03 AM

    It must have been interesting to see the sparks of the classic story in this piece. My step-daughter had to read Catcher in English class recently and she didn't like it very much, mainly because she didn't like Holden (I think they're too much alike).

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