{"product_id":"cassada-9781619020559","title":"Cassada","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e, Salter captures the strange comradeship of loneliness, trust, and alienation among military men ready to sacrifice all in the name of duty and pride.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter futile attempts at ordinary revision, Salter elected to begin with a blank page, to compose an entirely new novel based upon the characters and events of his second long unavailable novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e. The result, \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e, is a masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Salter\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"nearly perfect as any American fiction.\" His other books include \u003ci\u003eCassada\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLight Years\u003c\/i\u003e. He died on June 19, 2015, at ninety years old.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474349625618,"sku":"9781619020559","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6efc937-35ac-4e6b-b786-690ef24da6aa.jpg?v=1730217629","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cassada-9781619020559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}