Definition

Proper noun * Jerome David Salinger: An American writer, born in 1919, renowned for his influential and critically acclaimed works of fiction. He is best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The reclusive author Jerome David Salinger published his final original work in 1965.
  • Many scholars study the life and works of Jerome David Salinger.
  • Jerome David Salinger's writing profoundly impacted 20th-century American literature.

Advanced Usage

• The name Jerome David Salinger is often used metonymically to refer to his body of work or his distinctive literary style characterized by themes of alienation and adolescent angst.
  • The course covers American modernism, from Fitzgerald to Jerome David Salinger.

Variants and Related Words

• Salinger (Proper noun): A common shortened reference to the author.
  • Salinger refused most interviews after the 1950s.
• Salingeresque (Adjective): Describing a style or theme reminiscent of Salinger's writing.
  • The novel's troubled teenage narrator felt very Salingeresque.

Synonyms

• J.D. Salinger: The author's preferred and most widely recognized pen name.
  • The book was written by J.D. Salinger.

Noun

1. United States writer (born 1919)