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Three Early Stories (Scholastic Edition)
Three Early Stories (Scholastic Edition) | J. D. Salinger
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A young and ambitious writer named Jerome David Salinger set his goals very high very early in his career. He almost desperately wished to publish his early stories in The New Yorker magazine, the pinnacle, he felt, of America's literary world. But such was not to be for several long years and the length of one long world war. The New Yorker, whose tastes in literary matters were and remain notoriously prim and fickle, was not quite ready for this brash and over-confident newcomer with the cynical worldview and his habit of slangy dialogue. But other magazines were quick to recognize a new talent, a fresh voice at a time when the world verged on madness. Story magazine, an esteemed and influential small circulation journal devoted exclusively to the art of the short story and still active and respected today, was the first publication to publish the name J.D. Salinger and the story "The Young Folks" in 1940, an impressive view of New York's cocktail society and two young people talking past one another, their conversation almost completely meaningless and empty. His next short story was published in a college journal, The University of Kansas City Review, "Go See Eddie," a tale of quiet menace as an unsavory male character gradually turns up the pressure on a young lady to see a man named Eddie. Also published in 1940, the story is notable for the backstory that is omitted - a technique that Hemingway used to great effect. Four years later toward the end of Salinger's war experience saw the publication of "Once A Week Won't Kill You," again in Story magazine. Ostensibly about a newly minted soldier trying to tell an aging aunt he is going off to war, some may see the story as a metaphor for preparing one's family for the possibility of wartime death. Three Early Stories (Illustrated), published in 2014 by Devault-Graves Digital Editions, is the first legitimately published book by J.D. Salinger in more than 50 years. Its publication was a landmark in recent publishing history. Of particular interest to scholars and lovers of literature, these three tales mark the earlier period in the development of Salinger as a published writer, taking him from his first story sale to his life-changing experiences in World War II. This new Scholastic Edition of Three Early Stories, prepared by accomplished writer and English professor Michael Compton, includes a full study guide intended for use in high school and college classrooms. The study guide includes endnotes, discussion questions, writing prompts, essays and a Salinger timeline.
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jmofo
Three Early Stories | J. D. Salinger
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This is a tiny book of three early stories. One illustration is annoyingly inaccurate.
I felt like some Salinger but wasn‘t sure I could handle how deeply his writing makes me feel in the middle of a stretch of work days. This was a good little dose. I hadn‘t read any of these before somehow.
I think I‘ll end up doing a reread of the others, maybe all of them, this year.

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Carla
Three Early Stories | J. D. Salinger
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JoScho
Three Early Stories | J. D. Salinger
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This is my plan for the day! Also I am working on getting out the #bottleandbookswap matches today so if you signed up keep an eye on your email 😀
Quote is from A Boy in France-short story published in The Saturday Evening Post.

JenReadsAlot Mine as well 😊 7y
Burghbookaddict Great plan! 7y
Lovesbooks87 Yay! I can't wait to get my swap information! 7y
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Bookladylinda Good plan! 7y
JoScho @Lovesbooks87 just sent the email to you 😊 7y
PacingTheCage Same. Except I am going to leave for a few hours to see Ready Player One. 7y
JoScho @dltpacngthecage oh that is fun 🖤 7y
Lovesbooks87 @JoScho I just got it. Thanks so much. I am really looking forward to my first swap!!! 7y
GarthRanzz That quote alone is enough to make Salinger one of my favourites. 7y
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HyacinthGirl
Three Early Stories | J. D. Salinger
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Found this at a record store and couldn‘t resist!