The Young Folks (short story)

"The Young Folks"
Short story by J. D. Salinger
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Published inStory
Publication dateMarch–April 1940

“The Young Folks” is a work of short fiction by J. D. Salinger published in the March–April 1940 issue of Story magazine. The story is included in the 2014 Salinger collection Three Early Stories.[1][2]

“The Young Folks” is Salinger's first published story.[3][4]

  1. ^ Slawenski, 2010 p. 36
  2. ^ Wenke, 1991 p. 166: Selected Bibliography
  3. ^ Wenke, 1991 p. 124: “...Salinger’s first published story…”
  4. ^ Slawenski, 2010 p. 86