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J.D. Salinger Dead at 91

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1:10 pm, January 28th, 2010

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(Back Bay Books)

J.D. Salinger, author of “The Catcher in the Rye,” has died.

He was 91.

The author’s son says the famed but reclusive Salinger died of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire.

Published in 1951 and read in high schools for six decades, “The Catcher in the Rye” and protagonist Holden Caulfield became pop cultural icons in the United States.

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  • DrewD

    Granted that JD Salinger had a long life– 91 years is a pretty good run, and at that age it’s bound to happen sooner or later. There’s still a bunch of unpublished works of his still left – a lot of people would give more than payday loans to get it published, that’s for sure. Catcher in the Rye is still a classic, despite its controversy, and Holden Caufield will remain one of the most essential characters of American Literature.

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