If there is an amateur reader still left in the world — or … - J. D. Salinger

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If there is an amateur reader still left in the world — or anybody who just reads and runs — I ask him or her, with untellable affection and gratitude, to split the dedication of this book four ways with my wife and children.

J. D. Salinger

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction · January 30, 2001 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Jerome David Salinger (1 January 1919 – 27 January 2010) was an American author, most famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

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Native Name: Jerome David Salinger

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