The Catcher in the Rye (Hardcover Edition)

The Catcher in the Rye

【Editor's Recommendation】
One of the 100 best novels of the 20th century, selected for the reading lists of many prestigious universities around the world and named the Book of the Century by the New York Public Library, with cumulative global sales of 70 million copies. Hemingway, Nabokov, John Updike, Beckett, Su Tong, Mai Jia, Zheng Yuanjie, Bei Dao... are all considered masterpieces by generations of literary and artistic masters.
The first few chapters of the first draft of "The Catcher in the Rye" accompanied Salinger through his near-death experiences in World War II. After his military service, the mentally distressed Salinger rewrote the novel several times, finally completing the story of 16-year-old Holden at the age of 32. Ten years had passed since the novel's initial drafting, some had passed away, and the "children" who survived and fell into adult society were still struggling to find their way. Salinger resurrected Holden, who had previously disappeared on the battlefield, and recounted the adventures of his three-day urban wandering after dropping out of school. The novel's language is plain and restrained, and Salinger uses parallel characters, metaphors, intertextuality, and puns to explore the precipitous precipice and dark path between self and worldliness, innocence and maturity, and life and death, offering a profoundly heartfelt requiem for all that has been lost.
【Celebrity reviews and recommendations】
Hemingway: He's damn talented!
Zheng Yuanjie: As long as readers still read The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger will live on. Not awarding Salinger the Nobel Prize in Literature is a regret for the Nobel Committee.
Bei Dao: I wish to die in a foreign land, living in peace with the world, and only wish to be the watcher in the wheat fields...
Bill Gates: I first read The Catcher in the Rye when I was thirteen, and ever since then I've always told people it's my favorite book.
Woody Allen (director): "The Catcher in the Rye" is a very special book for me, and reading it is a pure enjoyment.
Haruki Murakami: As I translated Salinger's books, I was amazed at how well he could write. Although I'm also a novelist, I can never reach his level. I can only admire him.
Su Tong: When I was in college, Salinger was my absolute favorite writer. I read every work of his I could get my hands on. I can't explain my love for him.
Zhi'an: It can be said that if there was no Salinger, there would be no Wang Shuo and no Wang Xiaobo.
Mai Jia: Accompanying me on this journey was a book, a writer: The Catcher in the Rye, and J.D. Salinger. The tenderest part of my heart will always belong to Salinger, and I'm willing to read every word of his...
【Content Introduction】
——Do you know where the wild ducks go after the lake freezes?
The novel recounts the three-day "rebellious" adventure of a young boy named Holden. He refuses to compete and doesn't care about test scores. He detests worldly trends and the hypocrisy of adults. He's more concerned with how the ducks survive the winter after the park's lake freezes over. Feeling out of place, he longs to escape the city and watch over the innocent children playing in the wheat fields, preventing them from falling off the cliffs. Holden's words and actions reflect the lonely struggle of young people amidst confusion and their stubborn pursuit of meaning in life. Haruki Murakami writes: "The Catcher in the Rye is a serious exploration of how one finds their place in the world."

2022-03-01

译林出版社

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9787544788168