60 Years Later: Across the Rye

60 years later, this is the impressive sequel to The Catcher in the Rye, one of the greatest classics of contemporary literature. Fredrik Colting blends creator and creature in a literary experiment that pits J.D. Salinger against his most famous character, Holden Caulfield. On a seemingly normal day, Mr. C. wakes up in a nursing home and feels an irresistible urge to escape. Thus, he embarks on a curious journey through the streets of New York—and through the poignant memories of his life. Powerless to resist the new and strange impulses that invade him, he finds himself in the midst of bizarre adventures. Is it senility setting in, or some higher force controlling the chaos? Entangled in this utterly unusual plot is the consciousness of its creator, who, in trying to understand his creation, struggles fiercely to keep up with Mr. C. and control his steps. Sixty years after his debut as the iconic American antihero, Holden Caulfield is drawn back into the pages of fiction without a clue as to why.