Who wrote " The catcher in the rye " ? And what's it about ?

Answer 1

J. D. Salinger wrote it.
The novel itself covers a few important days in the life of the protagonist Holden Morrissey Caulfield, a tall, lanky, highly critical and depressed sixteen-year-old who academically flunked out of Pencey Prep boarding school. Because he is so critical of others, and points out their faults only to exhibit them himself later, Holden is widely considered to be an unreliable narrator, and the details and events of his story are apt to be distorted by his point of view. Nonetheless, it is his story to tell.Many flashbacks throughout the entire book create a feeling of knowing Holden.
(Taken from Wikipedia, see link below)

Answer 2

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D. Salinger

Synoposis here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catcher_in_the_rye#Plot_summary

Answer 3

J.D. Salinger. wrote it and the links will help you on the background and meaning of it