Who Wrote The Catcher In The Rye Novels & Stories

I can’t remember turning it on. I bend down to pick up the book. It was his favorite, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J. D. Salinger. He took it everywhere he went. The day I had to collect his things at the hospital, it was just this and an old jacket that once belonged to my dad. The book, old and worn, has scribbled handwriting inside, like it was written in a hurry before the thought was lost. I close my eyes and open it on a random page. I read the first quote I can find:

Bobby reminded me of that sometimes, someone who belonged among the unusual, yet somehow existed in the middle of the ordinary. He often talked about writing in his spare time, and when he did, his speech would occasionally be laced with literary references. “Can I see some of the things you’ve written?” I asked. “You don’t really mean that.” “Yes, I do.” He hesitated, thinking it over. “Maybe I’ll bring something next time.” “Did you always want to be a writer?” “Ever since I read The Catcher in the Rye.” My heart sank slightly. I braced myself for another ageing, angst-ridden adolescent clinging to Holden Caulfield like gospel.

You're fired. Fired. It was the worst news in a long time. I remembered an old book, ‘The Catcher in the Rye'. The protagonist is at some point left alone in the middle of the city, penniless and heartbroken, just as I was at that moment. I dicreetly waved goodbye to Jack, who seemed to be trying to tell me something I simply chose to ignore.