{"product_id":"salinger-9781476744858","title":"Salinger","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, this \"explosive biography\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) of one of the most beloved and mysterious figures of the twentieth century is \"as close as we'll ever get to being inside J.D. Salinger's head\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \"revealing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"engrossing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) oral biography, \"fascinating and unique\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"an unmitigated success\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e), has redefined our understanding of one of the most mysterious figures of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn nine years of work on \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e, and especially in the years since the author's death, David Shields and Shane Salerno interviewed more than 200 people on five continents, many of whom had previously refused to go on the record about their relationship with Salinger. This oral biography offers direct eyewitness accounts from Salinger's World War II brothers-in-arms, his family members, his close friends, his lovers, his classmates, his neighbors, his editors, his publishers, his \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e colleagues, and people with whom he had relationships that were secret even to his own family. Their intimate recollections are supported by more that 175 photos (many never seen before), diaries, legal records, and private documents that are woven throughout; in addition, appearing here for the first time, are Salinger's \"lost letters\"--ranging from the 1940s to 2008, revealing his intimate views on love, literature, fame, religion, war, and death, and providing a raw and revelatory self-portrait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is \"unprecedented\" (Associated Press), \"genuinely valuable\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"strips away the sheen of [Salinger's] exceptionalism, trading in his genius for something much more real\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). According to the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a stupendous work...I predict with the utmost confidence that, after this, the world will not need another Salinger biography.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Shields is the author of fifteen books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eReality Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of 2010 by more than thirty publications; and \u003ci\u003eBlack Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has been translated into twenty languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShane Salerno is the director, producer, and writer of \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered theatrically in 2013 from the Weinstein Company and will debut as the 200th episode of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Masters\u003c\/i\u003e on PBS in early 2014. In addition to \u003ci\u003eSalinger\u003c\/i\u003e, Salerno has written and produced a number of successful films and TV series. He most recently co-wrote and served as executive producer of the critically acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eSavages\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515342754066,"sku":"9781476744858","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_545ccb37-831a-4392-9bf1-7b9044678eff.jpg?v=1731003218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/salinger-9781476744858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}