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Franny
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First published January 1, 1955
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J.D. Salinger
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Works, most notably novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), of American writer Jerome David Salinger often concern troubled, sensitive adolescents.
People well know this author for his reclusive nature. He published his last original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980. Reared in city of New York, Salinger began short stories in secondary school and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948, he published the critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker, his subsequent home magazine. He released an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield especially influenced adolescent readers. Widely read and controversial, sells a quarter-million copies a year.
The success led to public attention and scrutiny: reclusive, he published new work less frequently. He followed with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953), of a novella and a short story, Franny and Zooey (1961), and a collection of two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work, a novella entitled "Hapworth 16, 1924", appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965.
Afterward, Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton. In the late 1990s, Joyce Maynard, a close ex-lover, and Margaret Salinger, his daughter, wrote and released his memoirs. In 1996, a small publisher announced a deal with Salinger to publish "Hapworth 16, 1924" in book form, but the ensuing publicity indefinitely delayed the release.
Another writer used one of his characters, resulting in copyright infringement; he filed a lawsuit against this writer and afterward made headlines around the globe in June 2009. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.
Works, most notably novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), of American writer Jerome David Salinger often concern troubled, sensitive adolescents.
People well know this author for his reclusive nature. He published his last original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980. Reared in city of New York, Salinger began short stories in secondary school and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. In 1948, he published the critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker, his subsequent home magazine. He released an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield especially influenced adolescent readers. Widely read and controversial, sells a quarter-million copies a year.
The success led to public attention and scrutiny: reclusive, he published new work less frequently. He followed with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953), of a novella and a short story, Franny and Zooey (1961), and a collection of two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work, a novella entitled "Hapworth 16, 1924", appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965.
Afterward, Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton. In the late 1990s, Joyce Maynard, a close ex-lover, and Margaret Salinger, his daughter, wrote and released his memoirs. In 1996, a small publisher announced a deal with Salinger to publish "Hapworth 16, 1924" in book form, but the ensuing publicity indefinitely delayed the release.
Another writer used one of his characters, resulting in copyright infringement; he filed a lawsuit against this writer and afterward made headlines around the globe in June 2009. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.
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May 6, 2025
Loveee this short story and how reality is between the lines.
Writing tip: Write reality between the lines and pull up a facade between characters to create conflict.
Writing tip: Write reality between the lines and pull up a facade between characters to create conflict.
June 1, 2016
Bloody boring, I only finished this one because it was so short.
I tried to continue on to 'zooey' and just couldn't do it
Save yourself time and just read a perfect day for banana fish if you're craving Salingers unique voice
I tried to continue on to 'zooey' and just couldn't do it
Save yourself time and just read a perfect day for banana fish if you're craving Salingers unique voice
December 11, 2024
I liked the simplicity of the story occurring over a lunch. It’s not greedy with what it is. It’s fairly blunt in describing Franny’s situation, and her annoyance/frustration with Lane and his“irrelevant” conversation.
The body was contradictory to its opening, where I suppose I kind of went in expecting it to be maybe more romantic, based on the implications of the letter and their descriptions prior to reuniting for lunch, but it’s not. They’re constantly bickering and it’s almost stressful to read because they’re both trying to fill up space but neither seemed to be listening to the other.
I don’t really know how to explain my feeling on the ending of the short story but it’s more positive than negative.
The body was contradictory to its opening, where I suppose I kind of went in expecting it to be maybe more romantic, based on the implications of the letter and their descriptions prior to reuniting for lunch, but it’s not. They’re constantly bickering and it’s almost stressful to read because they’re both trying to fill up space but neither seemed to be listening to the other.
I don’t really know how to explain my feeling on the ending of the short story but it’s more positive than negative.
January 30, 2024
Ik was fan van J.D. Salingers 'The catcher in the rye', maar dit boekje was niet voor mij. Ik heb dan ook 'Zooey' (het daaropvolgend kortverhaal) niet meer gelezen.
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