JD Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye Author:J. D. Salinger The classic 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger is analyzed. The title, J.D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on J.D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary c... more »ritics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on J.D. Salinger, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.« less