_Pollux writes_:
“But how so transparently charming a novel can also exercise a peculiar allure and even emit disturbing danger signals may serve as an entrée into post-war American culture…” So writes Stephen J. Whitfield on his landmark commentary on Salinger’s _The Catcher in the Rye_.
Stephen J. Whitfield’s article for the December 1997 issue of the _The New England Quarterly_, called “Cherished and Cursed: Toward a Social History of The Catcher in the Rye,” is considered one of the Journal’s most popular articles.
And, in light of Salinger’s recent passing, Louis Menand will be interviewing Whitfield in a “new podcast.”:http://www.mitpressjournals.org/page/podcasts
Read Whitfield’s fascinating article, listen to the podcast, and join the discussion today!