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After developing the novel over a decade, Salinger was finally able to publish The Catcher and the Rye in 1951 through Little, Brown publishing.

About the Book:
  • Over 65 million copies have been sold
  • It was rejected by The New Yorker and the Harcourt Brace publishing company
  • The first six chapters survived landing on Utah Beach on D-Day, as Salinger continued to write during the war
  • Despite its success, the novel has been banned in many schools since its publication
  • The word "phony" is used 49 times
  • The title is derived from a Robert Burns poem, "Comin' Thro' the Rye"

References:

http://www.biography.com/news/j-d-salinger-documentary-interesting-facts

http://www.listland.com/top-ten-facts-about-j-d-salingers-the-catcher-in-the-rye/