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“The Heart of a Broken Story” is a work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger published in the September 1941 issue of Esquire . [1] [2] [3] Plot. The third-person narrator begins the story, involving a romantic encounter between its youthful protagonists, Justin Horgenschlag and Shirley Lester.
J.D. Salinger’s “The Heart of a Broken Story” is a poignant and powerful exploration of heartbreak and the human condition. This short story is a masterful work of art that captures the essence of the pain and sorrow that comes with losing someone you love.
The Heart of a Broken Story. J.D. Salinger. 4.22. 189 ratings28 reviews. Relato publicado en septiembre de 1941 en Esquire magazine y traducido por Javier. Marías para Poesía n.º 29, otoño-invierno de 1987. Genres Short Stories Fiction. First published January 1, 1941. Book details & editions. About the author. J.D. Salinger.
A humorous essay by J.D. Salinger on the challenges of writing fiction, especially boy-meets-girl stories. He reveals his failure to write a Collier's story and his frustration with the genre.
A 1941 article by J. D. Salinger on how to write a boy-meets-girl story. The article is available only to subscribers of Esquire Classic, the official archive of Esquire magazine.
This summary provides the key details about the document in 3 sentences: The document is a short story by J.D. Salinger about a man named Justin Horgenschlag who falls in love at first sight with a woman named Shirley Lester after seeing her on the bus one morning.
Plot. The third-person narrator begins the story, involving a romantic encounter between its youthful protagonists, Justin Horgenschlag and Shirley Lester. When Justiin sees Shirley on a public bus, he instantly becomes infatuated with her, and begins his efforts to ask her for a date.
