This is the brilliant memoir of a man who starts out in Manhattan and comes of age in the skies over Korea, before emerging as one of America’s finest authors in the New York of the 1960s.
Burning the Days showcases James Salter’s uniquely beautiful style with some of the most evocative pages about flying ever written, together with portraits of the actors, directors and authors who later influenced him. It is an unforgettable book about passion, ambition and what it means to live and to write.
Reaching for the Stars
It is always a thrill to discover a new writer. The older you get, the keener the pleasure, tinged with surprise and regret as you wonder why on earth you haven’t come across this author before....
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