119 The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2017

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Very few works of art have had the cultural and literary impact of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye. An immediate success upon its publication in 1951, and popular with teenagers (and adults) ever since, the book has sold over 65 million copies – and inadvertently led to two notorious assassination attempts in the 1980s. Have we moved beyond The Catcher in the Rye? Are its innovations still as fresh as they once were? Do its themes of alienation and disaffection still resonate? Mike Palindrome, President of the Literature Supporters Club, joins Jacke for a reconsideration of the book that critic Adam Gopnik called “one of three perfect American novels.” Help support the show at patreon.com/literature. Learn more about the show at historyofliterature.com. Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com. FOR A LIMITED TIME: Special holiday news! Now for a limited time, you can purchase History of Literature swag (mugs, tote bags, and “virtual coffees” for Jacke) at historyofliterature.com/shop. Get yours today! *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.4	In this week's episode we talked to Jennifer Wightzel, a nurse from Wisconsin who started a foundation to help the people of Haiti.
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1:01.8	Thanksgiving week,
1:03.2	Thanksgiving at least here in the US.
1:05.8	It's probably the best holiday, right?
1:07.9	It's one with traditions, family, friends,
1:11.1	giving thanks, sharing a meal, and our History of Literature
1:16.0	Podcast has traditions as well. This is the episode where I get all weepy and
1:20.7	mopi about my guests and of course you the listeners how thankful I am well I'm not
1:27.4	going to do that this year people I'm holding tough I do want to thank old friend of the show Christina who signed up to be a
1:34.5	Patreon people I cannot tell you how gratifying it is to have such dedicated
1:40.2	listeners and such generous patrons truly is something that makes me proud and
1:45.8	and pleased and well it almost feels like I have a second family here.
1:55.5	You, the listeners, have been so wonderful for so long.
2:08.6	Hanging tough. I hung tough for about 30 seconds didn't I? Next year don't I I'll savage you all I'll savage you all I'll work somewhere once where a guy did this. He was
2:15.0	planning to leave and he came by to ask me some advice. There was a tradition at
2:19.2	this office that whenever anyone left there was a farewell party and the person leaving
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