A definitive biography on one of the most famous and bestselling authors of our time.Salinger's Catcher in the Rye has sold more than 65 million copies and, today, still sells 250,000 a year. Famously reclusive (his last interview was nearly 30 years ago), little, until now, has been known of Salinger. Slawensky, finally, provides a detailed but highly readable account of Salinger's life.