a US novel (1951) by J D Salinger . The story is about Holden Caulfield, a young man who runs away from school and finds the adult world to be false and unfair. The book was very popular with students in the 1950s, and is widely regarded as a major novel about the problems of growing up.
CATCHER IN THE RYE
Meaning of CATCHER IN THE RYE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005