{"product_id":"memorable-days-the-selected-letters-of-james-salter-and-robert-phelps-9781582437262","title":"Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] well-edited collection . . . More than friends and less than lovers, Salter and Phelps were literary soul mates.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was James Salter's third novel, \u003ci\u003eA Sport and a Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e--together with his film \u003ci\u003eThree\u003c\/i\u003e and a script he had written for \u003ci\u003eDownhill Racer\u003c\/i\u003e--that in 1969 prompted Robert Phelps to write a letter of admiration. Though the two writers didn't know each other, their correspondence went on to span decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe letters themselves are exceptionally alive, uninhibited, gossipy, touching, and brilliant. The successes of Salter and the struggles of Phelps are fully explored by the writers themselves in the kind of honest exchange only letters can divulge. With an insightful foreword by Michael Dirda, this book gives voice to a nearly forgotten figure and his friendship with a man he admired.\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":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806079385874,"sku":"9781582437262","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28db35b5-06a3-40f5-afec-da572df8c9d3.jpg?v=1765974513","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/memorable-days-the-selected-letters-of-james-salter-and-robert-phelps-9781582437262","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}