Nine Stories

🟣You can’t say you know what a short story is before you read these nine stories!
🟣"The Catcher in the Rye" is Salinger's only short story collection, a writing model included in the "Western Canon". It is highly recommended by Nabokov, Haruki Murakami, Hemingway, Mai Jia, Su Tong, and Zhi'an!
🟡The embers of war, the banana fish that can't get out of the hole, the alienation and loneliness of the precocious boy... Who hasn't shed tears for Salinger!
🟡The nine stories twist and turn and complement each other, reflecting the story of Salinger's beloved "Glass Family" like a prism.
🟡It is praised as a model for short story writing and "brought new life" to American novels.
🟡Nabokov, who was always reluctant to praise others, said: "The Best Day to Catch Bananafish is a great novel."
【Content Introduction】
"I thought, 'What is hell?' I thought it was the torment of losing the ability to love."
Though the battlefield is distant, sensitive minds can always smell the smoke of gunpowder. Salinger, with his powerful, metaphorically rich prose, depicts wounded souls trapped between ideals and reality, unable to escape, offering a glimpse into the invisible predicament of contemporary humanity. Within this impassive narrative, certain sentences pierce the page like bullets, striking the heart.
【Celebrity reviews and recommendations】
Hemingway:
He's fucking talented!
Zheng Yuanjie:
Not awarding Salinger the Nobel Prize in Literature is not a regret for Salinger, but a regret for the Nobel Prize in Literature committee.
Haruki Murakami:
As I translated Salinger's book, I secretly marveled at how well it could be written. Although I am also a novelist, I can never reach this level, so I can only admire him.
John Updike:
Salinger's brilliant writing makes the character's personality and wisdom shine with unique brilliance.
Su Tong:
In college, Salinger was my biggest obsession. I read every work of his I could get my hands on. I can't explain my love for him.
Zhian:
It can be said that if there was no Salinger, there would be no Wang Shuo and no Wang Xiaobo.
Mai Jia:
The most tender part of my heart will always belong to Salinger, and I am willing to read every word of his...

2022-03-01

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