JD Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye, dies at 91 Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye attracted a cult following American novelist JD Salinger, author of classic 20th Century book The Catcher in the Rye, has died aged 91. The reclusive writer died of natural causes at his home in the state of New Hampshire,… BBC- JD Salinger, author of CATCHER IN THE RYE – dies at 91 weiterlesen