{"product_id":"9781476744858","title":"Salinger","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eShields, David; Salerno, Shane\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/9\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, this “explosive biography” (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) of one of the most beloved and mysterious figures of the twentieth century is “as close as we’ll ever get to being inside J.D. Salinger’s head” (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis “revealing” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and “engrossing” (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) oral biography, “fascinating and unique” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and “an unmitigated success” (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e), has redefined our understanding of one of the most mysterious figures of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn nine years of work on \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e, and especially in the years since the author’s death, David Shields and Shane Salerno interviewed more than 200 people on five continents, many of whom had previously refused to go on the record about their relationship with Salinger. This oral biography offers direct eyewitness accounts from Salinger’s World War II brothers-in-arms, his family members, his close friends, his lovers, his classmates, his neighbors, his editors, his publishers, his \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e colleagues, and people with whom he had relationships that were secret even to his own family. Their intimate recollections are supported by more that 175 photos (many never seen before), diaries, legal records, and private documents that are woven throughout; in addition, appearing here for the first time, are Salinger’s “lost letters”—ranging from the 1940s to 2008, revealing his intimate views on love, literature, fame, religion, war, and death, and providing a raw and revelatory self-portrait.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe result is “unprecedented” (Associated Press), “genuinely valuable” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), and “strips away the sheen of [Salinger’s] exceptionalism, trading in his genius for something much more real” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). According to the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e is “a stupendous work…I predict with the utmost confidence that, after this, the world will not need another Salinger biography.”","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405268222207,"sku":"9781476744858","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_13b374ad-7aa6-4080-9fb8-89114557156b.jpg?v=1763403828","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781476744858","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}