The release date for the English version of 'Franny and Zooey' by
J.D. Salinger is Jan 2001. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"Everything that people do is so—I'm not sure—not necessarily bad, mean, or even stupid." But just so insignificant, pointless, and depressing. The worst part is that you're conforming in a different manner, but just as much, whether you go bohemian or do anything crazy like that.
"Franny" and "Zooey," which were first published in The New Yorker as two consecutive tales, provide a dual portrayal of the two youngest members of J. D. Salinger's fictitious Glass family.
Franny Glass, a charming and lively college student, goes out on a date with her self-assured boyfriend, Lane. They seem like the ideal pair, but when they find it difficult to talk to one other about the things that really matter to them, their actual emotions begin to show. The world of her ethereal, affluent family is introduced to us in the second tale in this collection, "Zooey." Franny's elder brother Zooey, a misanthropic former child prodigy, provides her with support and guidance as her uncertainties about her emotions and spirituality deepen.
These two pieces, written in Salinger's characteristically irreverent way, provide a poignant glimpse into the troubled early adult psyche and are replete with the perceptive emotional insights and clever wordplay that have contributed to Salinger's current standing in the literary world.