J. D. Salinger
Professor Bloom has written a lengthy introduction and presents essays by major critics from a variety of perspectives on the work of the author of Catcher In the Rye and Nine Stories . Included are two studies on Zen in Salinger: one by Bernice and Sanford Goldstein on Zen in the Nine Stories and one by Gerald Rosen on Zen in Catcher in the Rye . Alfred Kazin writes on Salinger`s mastery of craft and his appeal to readers.

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