J.D. Salinger is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City, New York State, United States. Famously reclusive American author of Catcher in the Rye, a controversial novel that paints a compelling picture of teenage disillusionment and alienation. His other literary works include a short story collection entitled Nine Stories and a novella called Hapworth 16, 1924.
Catcher in the Rye and Lois Lowry‘s novel The Giver have both been repeatedly challenged by the American Library Association (ALA).
He was married three times: to Sylvia Welter (1945-1947), Claire Douglas (1955-1967), and Colleen O’Neil (1988 until his death). With his second wife, Claire Douglas, he had two children: Margaret and Matthew.
