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Why Carlos Acosta loves Catcher In The Rye

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The Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta says he loves the lack of literary pretentiousness in Holden Caulfield's voice - "It's just a teenager telling a story", he says of Catcher In The Rye. (Photo: Carlos Acosta on stage, 2013) (Credit: Getty Images)

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