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First published short story volume by the author of Catcher In The Rye.
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Fiction, Water Microbiology, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Laboratory manuals, Short stories, catcher in the rye, psychology, Ficción, Vida social y costumbres, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), English Short stories, Holden Caulfield (Fictitious character), Runaway teenagers, Art, American literaturePlaces
United States, Connecticut, London, New York (N.Y.)Times
1950's America, 20th century, WW2, 1950's, Siglo XXShowing 6 featured editions. View all 82 editions?
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Book Details
First Sentence
"There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get her call through."
Table of Contents
A perfect day for Bananafish. 3
Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut. 27
Just before the war with the EskimosThe laughing man. 57
Down at the dinghy. 111
For Esme -- with love and squalor. 131
Pretty mouth and green my eyes. 174
De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period. 198
Teddy. 253
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