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Judge Backs Salinger, Blocks Catcher Sequel

Novel about Holden Caulfield can't be published in US

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 1, 2009 5:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Another court triumph for JD Salinger: A federal judge has blocked the US publication of an unauthorized sequel to The Catcher in the Rye. The judge, who had issued a temporary restraining order last month, issued a more permanent injunction against the novel by Swedish... Read full story »

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