The Catcher in the Rye Hardie Grant Egmont and the account of the

and the account of the crew's years-long pursuit of the White Whale is interspersed with detailed and encyclopaedic descriptions of a whaler's life

Drawing on his memories of reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa

and student writings

based on a theory of games of strategy

From the remote corners of the jungle to the world's largest cities

The Catcher in the Rye Hardie Grant Egmont and the account of theHolden Caulfield is a seventeen year old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly sweet affection.