What is J. D. Salinger?
{{Infobox writer | name = J. D. Salinger | image = J-D-Salinger-Illustration-TIME-1961.jpg | caption = Illustration of J. D. Salinger used for the cover of Time magazine | birth_name = Jerome David Salinger | birth_date = {{birthdate|1919|1|1}} | birth_place = [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|1|27|1919|1|1}} | death_place = [[Cornish, New Hampshire]], U.S. | occupation = Writer | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | residence = | ethnicity = | language = [[English language|English]] | spouse = | partner = | children = Margaret<br />[[Matt Salinger|Matt]] | genre = | movement = | period = 1940–1965 | notableworks = ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]'' (1951)<br />Nine Stories<br />Franny and Zooey | signature = J. D. Salinger Signature.svg | website = | footnotes = }} '''Jerome David Salinger''' (January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_en_ot/us_obit_salinger;_ylt=AqV_9m6_MkLpq8NRkt0guZwEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtZTg5cWFpBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMTI4L3VzX29iaXRfc2FsaW5nZXIEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDY2F0Y2hlcmludGhl|title='Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies|accessdate=2010-01-28|last=Italie|first=Hillel}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{pronEng|ˈsælɨndʒɚ}}</ref> better known as '''J. D. Salinger''', was an [[Americans|American]] writer of (partly) Jewish descent. He was best known for his 1951 novel ''[[The Catcher in the Rye]]''. ==Early life== Salinger was born '''Jerome David Salinger''' in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on January 1, 1919. ==Career== Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school. In 1936, he went to work in [[Austria]], but left 2 years later, just before [[Germany]] took Austria over. Salinger published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in [[World War II]]. In 194