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Jewish Chronicle JD Salinger dies Jewish Chronicle JD Salinger , the Catcher in the Rye novelist who has died aged 91, grew up an observant Jew until after his barmitzvah …

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A lifetime of celebrity for JD Salinger from just one novel The Australian AFTER receiving critical acclaim for his short story A Perfect Day for Bananafish, which was published in The New Yorker in 1948, JD Salinger shot to … Reclusive author JD Salinger's death may be the open sesame to his secret hoard The Australian all 3 news articles

Telegraph.co.uk JD Salinger : reclusive, eccentric author of an undying masterpiece Telegraph.co.uk Whatever the nature of Salinger's posthumous oeuvre, he continues to loom over the American novel. By Philip Hensher Was JD Salinger best known, … Publisher Roger Lathbury recalls book deal with JD Salinger that went sour Washington Post TOPIC: Re: JD Salinger is dead When Saturday Comes Authors' tributes: 'His great theme was the moral rootlessness of American life' The Guardian Examiner.com all 6 news articles

by Mike Krumboltz The death of author J.D. Salinger sparked an enormous surge in Web searches. Known primarily for his iconic novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger was also famous for his strenuous aversion to fame. Indeed, over the past several decades, folks were just as likely to have a run in with Bigfoot or the Chupacabra than Mr. Salinger. But Salinger’s obvious love of privacy did little to stem the massive interest. Even before his death, searches were relatively strong on “jd salinger” and his famous novel. Following the announcement that he had passed away at the age of 91, se