For Esme-With Love And Squalor, And Other Stories by J. D. Salinger

A collection of nine exceptional stories from the much-loved author of The Catcher in the RyeAn American soldier has a strange encounter with an orphaned English teenager the night before he leaves for war. A four-year-old boy runs away in a dinghy; a missionary's child is kidnapped by Chinese bandits. A honeymoon in Florida goes awry with tragic consequences. Including the first stories to feature Salinger's beloved Glass family characters, this brilliantly varied collection offers a vivid introduction to the work of one of the most admired and widely read American novelists of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane and frequently affecting, For Esme - with Love and Squalor sits alongside Salinger's very best work - a gem that will be passed down for many generations to come.

Publisher:	Penguin
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780140092059
Condition:	Fair
Description:	Half-title and title pages missing; cover soiled, black ink marks to bottom of text block.

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SKU: 1600497
Location: Classics