A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know, is how Reynolds Price (The New York Times) described this classic that has been a favorite of readers, both here and in Europe, for almost forty years. Set in provincial France in the 1960s, James Salter's A Sport and a Pastime is the intensely carnal story--part shocking reality, part feverish dream --of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseen--and pages that burn with a rare intensity.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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780374530501 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374530505 |
| Title | A Sport and a Pastime |
| Author | James Salter |
| Series | Picador Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Year published | 2006-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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