What if you have everything — and it still isn't enough?

David seems to be living the dream. With a university degree in hand, a prestigious job offer waiting, and wealthy parents paving every road ahead, his future appears secure. But behind his poised exterior, something stirs. A restlessness. A sense of emptiness no success or comfort can silence.

Then comes the turning point: David gives everything away. He burns his bridges and drives a camper south, toward the unknown — in search of...

Nine exceptional stories from one of the great literary voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and frequently affecting, Nine Stories sits alongside Salinger's very best work--a treasure that will passed down for many generations to come. The stories:

A Perfect Day for Bananafish

Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut

Just Before the War with the Eskimos

The Laughing Man

Down at the Dinghy

For Esmé--with Love and Squalor

Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes

De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period

Teddy

Touch of Heaven is a story about Ellen, a 23-years-old Armenian woman living in Yerevan, who has just started working as a fashion designer. She grew up being very popular with lots of friends, and was almost engaged to the love of her life. Everything in her life seemed perfect until the day she got into an accident which left her in a coma. From that moment on, her soul has been wondering out of her body and she continuously lives in a world that is between death and life. Heaven would gran...