Hapworth 16, 1924

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Hapworth 16, 1924 is a long, epistolary short story by J.D. Salinger, presented as a letter from a precocious seven-year-old Seymour Glass and notable for its dense, introspective style and limited publication history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epistolary work
literary work
short story
author J. D. Salinger
authorNationality American
characterFamilyName Glass
containsCharacter Seymour Glass
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Seymour Glass
featuresFamily Glass family
linked to: Glass family cycle
fictionalUniverse Glass family universe
linked to: Glass family saga
firstPublicationVenue The New Yorker
form long short story
genre epistolary fiction
literary fiction
hasCultStatus true
hasTheme alienation
child prodigy
family relationships
premonition and fate
spiritual introspection
intendedPublicationForm magazine short story
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
literaryStyle digressive
highly allusive
philosophical
mainCharacter Seymour Glass
narrativeForm letter
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor complex, precocious narrative voice
controversial reception
limited publication history
protagonistAge seven years old
publicationFrequency rarely reprinted
publicationMedium The New Yorker
publicationType magazine publication
readerReception polarizing
relatedWorkCycle Salinger Glass family cycle
series Glass family stories
settingType summer camp
structure single extended letter
style dense
introspective
textType prose
workOfAuthor J. D. Salinger

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