what genre is catcher in the rye
Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List. 1  J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school. 2  Written by: J.D. Salinger. 3  Type of Work: novel.  Genres: coming-of- 1 age. First Published: by Little, Brown and Company on July 16, 1951.