The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The novel follows the story of a teenager named Holden Caulfield, who has just been expelled from his prep school. The narrative unfolds over the course of three days, during which Holden experiences various forms of alienation and his mental state continues to unravel. He criticizes the adult world as "phony" and struggles with his own transition into adulthood. The book is a profound exploration of teenage rebellion, alienation, and the loss of innocence.
The 5th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1951
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 220-277
- Words
- 73,440
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 1st on Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World (Literary Hub)
- 2nd on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 2nd on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 3rd on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- 4th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 4th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 5th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 5th on As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- 6th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 6th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 9th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 12th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 15th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 20th on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 24th on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 32nd on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 35th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 35th on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 36th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 38th on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 42nd on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 43rd on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 50th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 52nd on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 56th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 60th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 60th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 61st on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 64th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 66th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 72nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 73rd on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 81st on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 88th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 90th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 107th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
- Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History (Book)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century (January Magazine)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The 100 Best YA Books of All Time (Time)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Bill Gate's Book Recommendations (Bill Gates)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- Best Books Listed for High School Students (William J. Bennett)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- The Best Books of All Time, as Chosen by the Good Housekeeping Team (Good Housekeeping)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)