For Esmé – with Love and Squalor
short story by J. D. Salinger
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For Esmé – with Love and Squalor
Summary
For Esmé – with Love and Squalor is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor authored J. D. Salinger[3].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's instance of is recorded as creative work[5].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's language of work or name is recorded as American English[6].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
- 1944 marks the founding of For Esmé – with Love and Squalor[8].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor was released on April 18, 1950[9].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's published in is recorded as Nine Stories[10].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Just recently, by air mail, I received an invitation to a wedding that will take place in England on April 18th. It happens to be a wedding I’d give a lot to be able to get to, and when the invitation first arrived, I thought it might just be possible for me to make the trip abroad, by plane, expenses be hanged.'}[11].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's author name string is recorded as Salinger[12].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'You take a really sleepy man, Esmé, and he always stands a chance of again becoming a man with all his fac—with all his f–a–c–u–l–t–i–e–s intact.'}[13].
- For Esmé – with Love and Squalor's form of creative work is recorded as short story[14].
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Authorship and Creation
For Esmé – with Love and Squalor authored J. D. Salinger[3].
Publication
For Esmé – with Love and Squalor was published on April 18, 1950[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[6].
Why It Matters
For Esmé – with Love and Squalor ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]