Will Holden Caulfield rise again?
Writer Mary O鈥機onnell plans to聽 continue the story of 鈥�Catcher in the Rye鈥� protagonist Holden Caulfield with a new book, titled 鈥淚n the Rye.鈥�
鈥淚n the Rye鈥� was acquired by Amy Einhorn Books and will follow the story of a high school senior who is searching in New York City for her missing English teacher. Holden appears to her from the pages of 鈥淐atcher in the Rye.鈥�
O鈥機onnell has previously published a short story collection for adults and has a young adult novel, 鈥淭he Sharp Time,鈥� due for release in November.
There鈥檚 no word yet from the estate of 鈥淐atcher in the Rye鈥� author J.D. Salinger, but the estate became embroiled in a 2009 fight to prevent Holden Caulfield from appearing in books by other authors. In the 2009 case, an author who went by the name John David California released a book titled 鈥�60 Years Later鈥� which featured a protagonist, 鈥淢r. C鈥� 鈥� a man escaping from a nursing home 鈥� who resembled a later-in-life version of Salinger's Holden. The book was banned from being sold in the US or Canada after a judge said there were too many similarities to Salinger's novel, but the book was made available in Europe.
In a question-and-answer session on the website , O鈥機onnell said she was inspired to become a writer after reading 鈥淐atcher in the Rye.鈥�
