The Afternoon Show | The Catcher in the Rye 

Duration: 13'14''

Synopsis

This week, in honour of the centennial of the birth of J.D. Salinger in 1919, focusing on one of the greatest American novels of all time, The Catcher in the Rye - a classic coming-of-age story: an elegy to teenage alienation.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
The Catcher in the Rye  | BBC World Service | 2015

World Book Club | The Catcher in the Rye

World Book Club discusses JD Salinger's 1951 classic novel The Catcher in the Rye with authors David Gilbert and Joanna Rakoff.
The Catcher in the Rye  | BBC World Service | 2016

Witness History | The Reclusive JD Salinger

It's 65 years since JD Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye was published. But as the book's fame grew, a reclusive Salinger eventually stopped publishing altogether.