J.D. Salinger: An Appreciation

PBS NewsHour

Jan 2010 · NewsHour Productions · Narrated by PBS NewsHour

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The enigmatic American author, best known for The Catcher in the Rye, died at age 91. Jim Lehrer talks with experts about Salinger’s influence on American literature.

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