Bøker av Eberhard Alsen

Before J.D. Salinger became famous for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and infamous as a literary recluse, he was a soldier in World War II. Eberhard Alsen, through meticulous archival research and careful analysis of the literary record, corrects many mistaken assumptions about the young writer's war years and their repercussions.

Best known for The Catcher in the Rye, which continues to be read and discussed by secondary school students, undergraduates, and scholars, Salinger also wrote numerous shorter works.