James Salter

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born

June 10, 1925 in New York City, The United States

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male

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Short Stories, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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James Salter is an American novelist and short-story writer. Once a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, he abandoned the military profession in 1957 after successful publication of his first novel, The Hunters. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards including the PEN/Faulkner award for his collection of short stories, Dusk and Other Stories. In 2000, he was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 3,912 ratings · 583 reviews · 33 distinct works

	A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter, Reynolds Price (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 1,038 ratings — published 1967 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Light Years 4.19 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 1975 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Last Night: Stories 3.99 avg rating — 510 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Dusk and Other Stories: And Other Stories 4.15 avg rating — 275 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Solo Faces: A Novel 3.93 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Burning the Days: Recollection 4.10 avg rating — 148 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Hunters 4.13 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1956 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days by James Salter, Kay Salter 3.73 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Cassada 3.70 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	My rating:
	There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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“They lay silently. She was staring at something across the room. She was making him feel uncomfortable. 'It wouldn't work. It's the attraction of opposites,' he said.

We're not opposites.'

I don't mean just you and me. Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave.”
― James Salter

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“Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave”
― James Salter, Dusk and Other Stories: And Other Stories

tags: men , women

32 people liked it

“Sometimes you are aware when your great moments are happening, and sometimes they rise from the past. Perhaps it's the same with people.”
― James Salter, Burning the Days: Recollection

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