J. D. Salinger be a prequel to "The Catcher in the Rye". Jerome David Salinger was born in Manhattan, New York on January 1, 1919. His father, Sol Salinger, sold kosher cheese, and was from a Jewish family of Lithuanian descent, his own father having been the rabbi for the Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Louisville, Kentucky. Salinger's mother, Marie ("née" Jillich), was born in Atlantic, Iowa, of German, Irish, and Scottish descent, but changed her name to Miriam and considered herself Jewish after marrying Salinger's father. Salinger did not learn that his mother was not of Jewish ancestry until just after he celebrated
K. J. Stevens 1999, where he published his first work with fellow Michigan writer Travis Mulhauser, titled "Corvallis Road". Afterwards, he studied creative writing at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He currently resides in Alpena, Michigan. K. J. Stevens K. J. Stevens (born June 4, 1973) is an American novelist and short story writer. His writing has appeared in "The Adirondack Review", "Fluid Magazine", "Me Three", "Circle Magazine", "Cellar Door", "Prose Ax", "Temenos", and "BloodLotus". "Pilgrims Bay", Stevens first novel, was released in 2007. Stevens' writing style has been described as minimalist. Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Gertrude Stein, Amanda Davis, Sylvia Plath,