Memorable Days The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps

by Salter, James; Phelps, Robert; McIntyre, John; Dirda, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781582437262
• ISBN10: 1582437262
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-12
• Publisher: Counterpoint

Summary

On the glass-topped table these objects:

Author Biography

James Salter was a novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist. Born in 1925, Salter grew up in New York City and was a career officer and Air Force pilot until his mid–thirties, when the success of his first novel The Hunters led to a fulltime writing career. Salter’s potent, lyrical prose has earned him acclaim from critics, readers, and fellow novelists. He was the recipient of a PEN/Faulkner Award and the PEN/Malamud Award, among others. His novel A Sport and a Pastime was hailed by the New York Times as “nearly perfect as any American fiction.” His other books include Cassada and Light Years. He died on June 19, 2015, at ninety years old.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xxi
1969-1970: Like the Year of a First Love	p. 3
1971: We Must Catch the Train …	p. 41
1972: Yours in Exile, Yours in Bliss	p. 77
1973: Imagine Finding a Friend Late in Life …	p. 105
1974: Samizdat Lives	p. 125
1975: A Time of Uncertainty and Unease	p. 135
1976-1977: The Reward of Courage	p. 157
1978-1980: Over and Out	p. 177
Index	p. 197
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