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Book SynopsisGrounded in biographical fact and reimagined as only Charyn could,
Sergeant Salinger is an astonishing portrait of a devastated young man on his way to becoming the mythical figure behind
The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has marked generations....
Trade ReviewCharyn, who at 83 has had a remarkably prolific career, has an affinity for literary sphinxes...
Sergeant Salinger is true to history... but in this novel, as with much of Salinger's life, we have to accept a certain amount of mystery * Washington Post *
Charyn's book stands on its own merits as a masterly portrait of a young man's terrible war -- Antonia Senior * Times *
Brings into sharp relief Salinger's own fiction * Daily Express *
This is a deeply perceptive novel; a troubling and intelligent portrait of a tormented man. It's a monumental feat of melding fact and invention and makes a real man of a shadow figure. If you haven't read Charyn start here but don't end here. I think you may arrive at a better understanding of the creation of Holden Caulfield and the writer JD Salinger * NB Magazine *
Supremely engaging... A smoothly told, unexpectedly affecting foray into a lesser-known chapter of the literary giant's life * Kirkus (starred review) *
