Light Years by James Salter

Light Years by James Salter

A brilliant portrait of a marriage from the PEN/Faulkner Award-winner and author of A Sport and a Pastime, with an introduction by Richard Ford.

"Light Years is a novel of almost holy radiance to me. It is great in every sense of the word: vast, and timeless, and enduring."--Lauren Groff, bestselling author of Fates and Furies

"Remarkable. An unexpectedly moving ode to beautiful lives frayed by time."--James Wolcott, Esquire

"[A] twentieth-century masterpiece. At once iridescent, lyrical, mystical and magnetic."--Bloomsbury Review

Nedra and Viri's favored life revolves around delightful dinners, imaginative games with their children, enviable friends, and idyllic days spent skating on a frozen river or basking in the sun on the beach. But even as Salter lingers over the surface of their marriage, he lets us see the fine cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will eventually mar the lovely picture beyond repair.

Seductive, witty, and elegantly nuanced, Light Years is a classic novel of an entire generation that discovered the limits of its own happiness--and then felt compelled to destroy it.

James Salter has written nine volumes, including A Sport and a Pastime, Dusk and Other Tales, which won the 1989 PEN/Faulkner Prize, and Burning the Days: Recollection. Kay Salter is a journalist and writer who has contributed to magazines such as The New York Times and Food & Wine. Fabrice Moireau is a graphic artist, illustrator, and set and product designer who lives in Colorado and Long Island. With his wife and children, he resides in Olivet, France. This is an excerpt from the Trade Paperback edition.

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ISBN 13	9780679740735
ISBN 10	0679740732
Title	Light Years
Author	James Salter
Series	Vintage International
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1995-01-31
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.