Cassada

SALTER, James

ISBN 10: 1887178899 / ISBN 13: 9781887178891

Published by Counterpoint, New York, 2000

About this Item

hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Salter set out to revise his second novel, The Arm of Flesh. Instead he wound up rewriting it from start to finish and this book is the result. Signed by the author on the title page. Seller Inventory # 27938

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cassada

Publisher: Counterpoint, New York

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Retooling his second novel considerably, the acclaimed novelist retells his classic tale of the lives of a squadron of Air Force pilots in occupied France during wartime, rewriting entire sections of the original novel.

About the Author:

James Salter has been described as the writer most admired by other writers. As Washington Post critic Michael Dirda wrote, "He can, when he wants, break your heart with a sentence." At one time a regular officer and a fighter pilot during the Korean conflict, Salter ended his military career to become a writer in 1957. He is the author of five novels, including the highly acclaimed A Sport and a Pastime and Light Years. His collection of short fiction, Dusk and Other Stories, was awarded the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1988. Salter's memoir, Burning the Days, was published to great acclaim in 1997, as was the revised edition of his first novel, The Hunters.