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Events on Monday 16 July 1951 1
1951The Catcher in the Rye PublishedJ.D. Salinger's novel of teenage alienationJ.D. Salinger's only novel, narrated by disaffected teenager Holden Caulfield, was published by Little, Brown and Company. It became one of the most widely read and frequently banned novels in American schools. The book's portrayal of adolescent alienation influenced generations of writers.