Classics

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE: 24 Foreign Covers

Jamie Canaves

Contributing Editor

Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.

As a kid I was always intrigued by family members reading translated books: American classics in Spanish; Latin American works in English. I was most curious to see how the title translated and the different cover images, which is something I never grew out of. And now thanks to the Internet, seeing book covers for works translated in different countries is usually just an easy search away. Which brings me to The Catcher in the Rye: a book with an iconic cover.

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To be honest I couldn’t think of a different cover so when Kelly suggested a cover round-up I was all over finding the foreign covers for The Catcher in the Rye.

The Catcher in the Rye cover Arabic by دار المدى للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع

Arabic by دار المدى للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Azerbaijani by “Qanun” Nəşriyyatı, “Əli və Nino” Nəşriyyatı

Azerbaijani by “Qanun” Nəşriyyatı, “Əli və Nino” Nəşriyyatı

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Brazi by Livros do Brasil

Portuguese by Livros do Brasil

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Bulgarian by "Народна култура"

Bulgarian by “Народна култура”

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Burmese by Win Publishing

Burmese by Win Publishing

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Turkish by Can Yayınlar

Turkish by Can Yayınlar

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Chinese by 麥田出版

Chinese by 麥田出版

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Czech by Knižní klub

Czech by Knižní klub

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Farsi by انتشارات میلکان

Farsi by انتشارات میلکان

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover French by Pocket

French by Pocket

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Hungarian by Európa Könyvkiadó

Hungarian by Európa Könyvkiadó

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Indonesian by Banana

Indonesian by Banana

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Kurdish by ناوەندی غەزەلنووس

Kurdish by ناوەندی غەزەلنووس

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Lithuanian 1970 by Vaga

Lithuanian (1970) by Vaga

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Lithuanian by Vaga

Lithuanian by Vaga

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Mongolian by Гэгээ паблишинг

Mongolian by Гэгээ паблишинг

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Persian by انتشاراتِ ققنوس

Persian by انتشاراتِ ققنوس

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Polish by Iskry

Polish by Iskry

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Russian by Эксмо

Russian by Эксмо

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Slovanian by Mladinska knjiga

Slovanian by Mladinska knjiga

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Spanish by Compania general fabril editora

Spanish by Compania general fabril editora

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Spanish by Fabril Editora

Spanish by Fabril Editora

 

The Catcher in the Rye cover Swedish by Albert Bonniers förlag

Swedish by Albert Bonniers förlag

 

The Catcher in the Rye Russian cover published by Эксмо Домино

Russian by Эксмо Домино

 

Now I’m left wondering would you own a book in a language you didn’t speak just for the cover art?