An early draft of which book was reportedly carried ashore by the author during the D-Day invasion? A - "Catcher in the Rye"
B - "Huckleberry Finn"
C - "The Great Gatsby"
D - "The Art of the Deal"
Answer: A - "Catcher in the Rye" J. D. Salinger wrote his most famous book during World War II. Salinger served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was involved in the 1944 invasion of Normandy. From the day he landed on Utah Beach on D-Day, Salinger carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye and worked on the novel during his war years, carrying pages of his book with him even in battle. Salinger served as a counter-intelligence officer responsible for interrogating prisoners of war. The Catcher in the Rye was published as a novel in 1951 and became an immediate success.