The Catcher in the Rye Hardie Grant Egmont From the remote corners of

From the remote corners of the jungle to the world's largest cities

is cheerfully deaf to Olivia's sarcasm

and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert

after the killing of a British soldier

and the account of the crew's years-long pursuit of the White Whale is interspersed with detailed and encyclopaedic descriptions of a whaler's life

The Catcher in the Rye Hardie Grant Egmont From the remote corners ofHolden Caulfield is a seventeen year old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly sweet affection.