A Perfect Day for Bananafish

A Perfect Day for Bananafish

1948 • 18 pages

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"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in the January 31, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. It was anthologized in 1949's 55 Short Stories from The New Yorker, as well as in Salinger's 1953 collection, Nine Stories.

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ok, i'm excited for my class on monday because both this and the last text i had to read seem very interesting, and i really hope the discussion is engaging enough. i might actually choose this topic to write about as well

November 2, 2024