Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that challenges you to match a book’s memorable lines with its title. This week’s ...

E nglish is a very rich language, replete with a wealth of idioms, expressions, and turns of phrase to express any thought, ...

The phrase to go on the fawney also referred to the ring-dropping ... Phony became increasingly popular from the early 1900s to the 1960s, with The Catcher in the Rye solidifying its place in the ...

The tangled, messy relationship between Max (William Holden) and Diana (Faye Dunaway) was something I always saw as a ...

In other words. you probably read this book too early. If you’re a bit late to this Salinger classic, let me fill you in — Holden Caulfield is a recently-expelled 16-year-old prep school student, and ...

The title, "The Catcher in the Rye," encapsulates his desire to shield children from this loss of innocence and protect them from the complexities of adulthood. What makes it a must-read ...

The title of the book, "The Catcher in the Rye," connects to the first line by reflecting Holden's desire to protect the innocence of childhood. It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything.

Old Oscars memory. Harvey Weinstein, then-Miramax chief, once wanted to make a film based on “The Catcher in the Rye.” Reclusive author J.D. Salinger wasn’t eager on selling film rights.

Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951 by JD Salinger. It was Salinger's only full-length book and originally published for adults, but quickly became a cult book among teenagers.