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J.D. Salinger ;;American novelist and short story writer. Salinger published one novel and several short story collections between 1948-59. His best-known work is THE CATCHER IN THE RYE (1951), a story about a rebellious teenage schoolboy and his quixotic experiences in New York. ;Salinger had his first short story published in 1940; he continued to write as he joined the army and fought in Europe during World War II. In 1951, Salinger published his only full-length novel, The Catcher in the Rye, which propelled him onto the national stage. ;Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States ;Growth Experence;His family;Early life;That fall, his father urged him to learn about the meat-importing business and he went to work at a company in Vienna, Austria. He left Austria only a month before it was annexed by Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938. He attended Ursinus College in the fall of 1938 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and dropped out after one semester. In 1939, Salinger attended a Columbia University evening writing class taught by Whit Burnett, longtime editor of Story magazine.Salingers debut short story was published in the magazines March–April 1940 issue. Burnett became Salingers mentor, and they corresponded for several years.;World War II;Salinger was assigned to a counter-intelligence division, where he used his proficiency in French and German to interrogate prisoners of war.He was also among the first soldiers to enter a liberated concentration camp.Salinger earned the rank of Staff Sergeant and served in five campaigns.Salingers experiences in the war affected him emotionally.. Salinger continued to write while serving in the army, and published several stories in slick magazines such as Colliers and The Saturday Evening Post. He also continued to submit stories t