A close-up look at how J.D. Salinger's private life influenced his famous stories. J.D. Salinger remains one of America's best known but least understood writers. His 1951 book, The Catcher in the Rye, lives on as one of the most iconic American novels of all time. Yet after his commercial and literary success, Salinger soon retreated to a rural town in New Hampshire and lived in seclusion for the rest of his life. He wrote...