Editions

For Esmé - with Love and Squalor

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241985922

  • Length: 192  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 20mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 264g

  • RRP: £12.99

For Esmé - with Love and Squalor

  • And Other Stories

In honour of the centennial of the birth of J.D. Salinger in 1919, Penguin reissues all four of his books in beautiful commemorative hardback editions - with artwork and text based on the very first Salinger editions published in the 1950s and 1960s.

A collection of nine exceptional stories from one of the great American voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane and frequently affecting, For Esmé - with Love and Squalor sits alongside Salinger's very best work - a gem that will be passed down for many generations to come.

'The most perfectly balanced collection of stories I know' Ann Patchett

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241985922

  • Length: 192  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 20mm x 138mm

  • Weight: 264g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • His work meant a lot to me when I was a young person and his writing still sings.

    Dave Eggers

  • It was a very pure voice he had. There was no one like him

    Martin Amis

  • He was the poet of youthful alienation before youth really knew what that was

    Sunday Times

About the Author

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Extracts

For Esmé - with Love and Squalor: And Other Stories, by J. D. Salinger

An extract from A Perfect Day for Bananafish, the first story from the collection of nine exceptional short stories from J. D. Salinger. 'She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty.'
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Recommendations

Where to start reading J. D. Salinger's books

Most of us have heard of The Catcher in the Rye, but did you know J. D. Salinger only had four books published in his lifetime? For those who loved Catcher and want more, or for those who haven't yet picked up one of his books, find your essential Salinger read below in celebration of his 100th anniversary.
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Quizzes

Which J.D. Salinger book should you read?

Most of us have read or heard of The Catcher in the Rye, but did you know J.D. Salinger only published four books in his lifetime? For those who loved Catcher and want more, or for those who have never picked up a Salinger, take our quiz to see which book you should read in celeberation of this 100th anniversary.

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