J.D. Salinger, Unbound

If I had to guess I'd think you are talking about Catcher in the Rye.

The thing is, the other books are a set of tales all about or written by someone of the Glass family. So all three other books work as a sort of programatic novela as a whole.

Which is not only ingenious but revolutionary for the literature itself.

The misticism about his (and his character's) unpublished work is a amazing too.

Which book?

For me, The Catcher in the Rye was what led me to his other books. Franny and Zooey was my favorite book for a long time (although it's been nearly a decade since I read it) and I think The Catcher in the Rye is probably the weakest of his four books in my opinion (and very likely the most polarizing).

How many copies do you own?

He's really only got three other books, and only one of them's a novel, the others being a short story collection and a pair of novellas/novellettes.

I read Catcher first and found it just OK. Franny and Zooey was my gateway deeper into Salinger (and Stoicism) back in high school. Liked Nine stories quite a bit on my first visit, but didn't care for Raise High & Seymour at all until a re-read over a decade later, and now that might be my favorite of his books.

this link does not help me read the article as it still requires a ny times account. Thank you for posting it though as I was at least able to read the opening line.