Salinger was an enigmatic and secretive author well-known for his seclusion and withdrawal from society, even though fans of his books still clamored for more of his work. Movie poster for the documentary Salinger via IMDB After a mental breakdown compounded with a religious obsession renders Franny sick, and others sick with worry for her, Zooey attempts to strike some sense into his sister with only the kind of brotherly compassion and commiseration that he can bestow. Salinger, of Catcher in the Rye fame, and both originally appeared in installments in The New Yorker – the former in 1955, and the latter, two years later – before being published together in novel form in 1961.īoth members of the Glass family – a frequent fixture of Salinger’s writing – Franny is an ambitious and impressionable college student, while Zooey is her brilliant and hardened older brother. How to Add Franny and Zooey to Your Own Wardrobeįranny and Zooey isn’t really a novella so much as a pairing of a short story, titled “Franny,” and a novella in its own right, titled Zooey.
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