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A conversation with author James Salter about his book "Burning The Days", which is based on his 14 years as an Air Force fighter pilot.
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ericlarson 06/28/2010 06:55 AM Report
Margaret is right. "Light Years" is a devastating novel, right up there with "The Sheltering Sky" and anything Faulkner put to paper. I've never read a novel that so earned its final image.
Jefferson Adams 08/19/2008 11:46 PM Report
A good friend and gave me Salter's book A SPORT AND A PASTIME recently. The book is just brilliantly written. The absolute finest craftsmanship, and an engaging portrait of a doomed, but highly erotic love affair. One of the best ever. Up there with John Berger's To the Wedding, and Margerite Duras' The Lover. Salter rocks!
margaret miller 03/30/2008 12:23 AM Report
I interviewed Salter many years ago. Every aspiring writer should read his novel Light Years. Literary perfection.
Peter Walker 01/18/2008 05:13 PM Report
Thrilling to see this Man. He is the absolute best, and my favorite author. Thanks.
James Spragens 08/03/2007 11:11 AM Report
This was so good to see, surprising that it was there. I didn't even know who he was, really, when this aired. Salter has late become maybe my favorite author. He takes your breath away. Sometimes he sticks you with the end of a live wire.