J.D. Salinger, the reclusive, legendary author of
The Catcher in the Rye
, died of natural causes yesterday at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, at age 91. Salinger’s son confirmed the death
in a statement to the AP
, and the writer’s literary agency
told the
New York Times
that the author had been in good health until earlier this month, despite having broken a hip last May. “He was not in any pain before or at the time of his death,” the agency said in a statement/Rolling Stone.
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