American novelist and short-story writer J.D. Salinger. The new documentary “Salinger” looks into the life of the mysterious author. (Evening Standard / Getty Images)
A copy of “The Catcher in the Rye” at a bookstore in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images)
Author Joyce Maynard in San Francisco. She was Salinger’s lover when she was 18. (Dan Callister / Getty Images)
Margaret Salinger’s book. (Marty Lederhandler / Associated Press)
Copies of “The Catcher in the Rye” as well as Salinger’s volume of short stories are seen at a public library in Orange Village, Ohio. (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)
