Translating colloquial idioms/metaphors in “The Catcher in the Rye”: a comparison of metaphorical meaning retention in the Spanish and Catalan texts

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Written by O’Mara, M. (2007)

In spite of the novel's position among the American Library Association's list of the one hundred most frequently censored books, The Catcher in the Rye (1951), by J.D. Salinger, is widely considered to be one of the most significant literary works of the twentieth century, frequently found in high school literary curricula throughout Europe and North America. The controversy concerns its alleged profanity, vulgar language and treatment of sexual themes, elements that typify Holden's use of the English language, or his idiolect.

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