Description
Author: Kenneth Slawenski
Publisher: Random House
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Date of Publication: 2010
Place of Publication: New York
Page Count: 505 pages
Condition: Near Fine hardcover in Brodart-protected dust jacket; ex-library with library stamp to title page, no spine labels, jacket clean and intact, tight binding, clean interior
Description:
Kenneth Slawenski’s J. D. Salinger: A Life is one of the most thorough and balanced biographies of the famously private author of The Catcher in the Rye. Drawing on newly available archival material, correspondence, and interviews, Slawenski traces Salinger’s life from his New York upbringing through his wartime experiences, literary success, retreat from public life, and decades of creative silence. Written with clarity and restraint, the book provides essential context for understanding both Salinger’s work and his lifelong resistance to fame.
Collector’s Notes / Why We Love This Book:
Regarded as one of the definitive modern biographies of Salinger, valued for its careful scholarship and measured tone rather than speculation. We love it in hardcover. It is a fine copy.