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Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?

  1. Mark Twain

  2. Walden

  3. J.D. Salinger

  4. Ernest Hemingway

The correct answer is: J.D. Salinger

The author of The Catcher in the Rye is J.D. Salinger, which is option C. Although Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway are both famous authors, they did not write this particular book. Walden is a book written by Henry David Thoreau and is not related to The Catcher in the Rye. Therefore, options A, B, and D are incorrect.