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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
J. D. Salinger
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Born: January 1, 1919
Died: January 27, 2010 (aged 91)
Bio: Jerome David Salinger was an American writer who won acclaim early in life. He led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and gave his last interview in 1980.
Known for:
- The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
- Franny and Zooey (1961)
- Nine Stories (1953)
- For Esmé—with Love and Squalor (1950)
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