Franny and Zooey (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: J. D. Salinger
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Novellas
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Mothers, Parents and children, Authors or writers, New York City, Religion, Brothers and sisters, College life, Mysticism, Prayers
- Locales: Manhattan, NY, New England
Franny is in a state of nervous collapse. She has failed to fit in with the “collegiately dogmatic” atmosphere of schools such as Yale, where her boyfriend, Lane Coutell, pompously presides. After a disastrous weekend with him, in which she lets her disgust with phoniness rule all of her reactions, she returns home to her mother and father in a zombielike state.
Zooey is a successful television actor who still lives with his parents. Although Franny and he are famous for their intellectual abilities, having once been the stars of a popular radio quiz show, he refuses to go on...
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