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Two siblings in the Glass family face a spiritual crisis
1961Slow paceThoughtful
What it is about
Franny Glass is a college student who suffers a crisis on a visit to her boyfriend. Her brother Zooey tries to help her at their family home in New York. The book, made of two connected pieces, is full of long talks about faith and the real world.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who liked The Catcher in the Rye.
What you will get
Two stories first published in The New Yorker and collected in 1961.
Franny and Zooey Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Family · Spirituality · Conversation
Length
201 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Franny and Zooey Glass and their mother.
Setting
A college town and a New York apartment.
What makes it different
A talky, inward-looking book.
Feel
Witty, intense and earnest.
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