Order of J.D. Salinger Books
J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) was an American author, best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger created his Holden Caulfield character in the short story Slight Rebellion off Madison and after World War II, began working on his signature novel. The Catcher in the Rye was originally written for adults, but became popular with young adults for its themes of teenage angst, confusion and rebellion. Salinger lived most of his life trying to escape the public eye. He died in 2010 of natural causes.
J.D. Salinger’s first and only published novel was The Catcher in the Rye in 1951. According to a neighbour, Salinger had written 15 unpublished novels, but preferred not to have them published. Below is a list of J.D. Salinger’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Catcher in the Rye |
(1951) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Nine Stories |
(1953) |
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For Esmé – with Love and Squalor |
(1953) |
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour |
(1955) |
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Franny and Zooey |
(1961) |
Publication Order of The Last Interview Books
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Learning to Live Finally |
(2005) |
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Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations |
(2009) |
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Kurt Vonnegut |
(2011) |
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Jorge Luis Borges |
(2012) |
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Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations |
(2013) |
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James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and other Conversations |
(2014) |
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Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview |
(2014) |
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Gabriel García Márquez |
(2015) |
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Lou Reed |
(2015) |
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Ernest Hemingway |
(2015) |
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Nora Ephron: The Last Interview |
(2015) |
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Philip K. Dick |
(2015) |
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J. D. Salinger |
(2016) |
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Oliver Sacks |
(2016) |
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Jane Jacobs |
(2016) |
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David Bowie |
(2016) |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2017) |
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Christopher Hitchens |
(2017) |
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Hunter S. Thompson |
(2018) |
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Kathy Acker: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2018) |
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Julia Child: The Last Interview and Other Conversations |
(2018) |
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Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations |
(2019) |
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Billie Holiday: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2019) |
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Graham Greene: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2019) |
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Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2020) |
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Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2020) |
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Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2021) |
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Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2021) |
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Johnny Cash: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2021) |
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John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations |
(2021) |
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Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations |
(2022) |
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Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2022) |
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bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2023) |
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Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations |
(2023) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 |
(1999) |
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Wonderful Town |
(2000) |