James Salter: 26 books

In this brilliant book of recollection, one of America's finest writers re-creates people, places, and events spanning some fifty years, bringing to life an entire era through one man's sensibility. Scenes of love and desire, friendship, ambition, life in foreign cities and New York, are unforgettably...

James Salter’s exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the realm of fellow craftsmen, addressing themes--youth, war, erotic love, marriage, life abroad, friendship--that speak to us all. Following the...

From the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author James Salter and his wife, Kay—amateur chefs and perfect hosts—here is a charming, beautifully illustrated tour de table: a food lover's companion that, with an entry for each day of the year, takes us from a Twelfth Night cake in January to a champagne...

First published nearly a quarter-century ago and one of the very few short-story collections to win the PEN/Faulkner Award, this is American fiction at its most vital—each narrative a masterpiece of sustained power and seemingly effortless literary grace. Two New York attorneys newly flush with...

Last Night is a spellbinding collection of stories about passion–by turns fiery and subdued, destructive and redemptive, alluring and devastating. These ten powerful stories portray men and women in their most intimate moments. A lover of poetry is asked by his wife to give up what may be his most...

James Salter was an extremely beloved author and this is the first publication of his work to be published posthumously. Salter is a PEN/Faulker and PEN/Malamud award winner An important addition for accounts with serious literary sections, with shelving also encouraged in travel and criticism Course adoption opportunities Goodreads giveaways

This exquisite, resonant novel by PEN/Faulkner winner James Salter is a brilliant portrait of a marriage by a contemporary American master. It is the story of Nedra and Viri, whose favored life is centered around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends, and near-perfect days...

The acclaimed debut novel, a classic of war literature, by one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century. In this “darkly romantic . . . beautifully composed . . . brilliant war novel” (Chicago Tribune) by “the contemporary writer most admired and envied by other writers”...

De jaren zestig. Phillip Dean, gestopt met zijn studie aan Yale, reist door Frankrijk in een geleende auto. Als hij voor korte tijd verblijft in een plattelandsdorpje, begint hij een opwindende verhouding met de achttienjarige Franse Anne-Marie. Na het verschijnen van Spel en tijdverdrijf werd James...

In Dwars door de dagen beschrijft James Salter op fijnzinnige en lyrische wijze zijn leven, dat na een jeugd in Manhattan door twee hemelsbreed verschillende carrières bepaald is: die van gevechtspiloot bij de Amerikaanse luchtmacht en die van schrijver. Na zijn studie ging Salter het leger in; hij...

Dieser Band versammelt die Kurzgeschichten eines der besten Autoren unserer Zeit. "Salter schreibt mit Kenntnis, Präzision und Witz ... Die frühen Geschichten aus den sechziger bis hin zu den achtziger Jahren haben einen jazzigen Rhythmus und den aalglatten, kühlen Glanz der Welt von Mad Men. ......

The lives of officers in an Air Force squadron in occupied Europe encompass the contradictions of military experience and the men's response to a young newcomer, bright and ambitious, whose fate is to be an emblem of their own. In Cassada, Salter captures the strange comradeship of loneliness, trust,...

"Die Jäger, 1957 erschienen, ist der erste Roman von Salter und zugleich einer der prägnantesten Nachweise seines Talents. Der Roman ist autobiographisch und stützt sich auf Salters Erfahrungen als Kampfflieger im Koreakrieg. Während auf dem Boden ein schwerer Bürgerkrieg herrscht, wetteifern...

“A tour de force of erotic realism, a romantic cliff-hanger; an opaline vision of Americans in France. . . . A Sport and a Pastime succeeds as art must. It tells us about ourselves.” —The New York Times Book Review Twenty-year-old Yale dropout Phillip Dean is traveling Europe aimlessly...