A Sport And A Pastime.

Salter, James

Published by The Modern Library, New York, 1995

About this Item

Early printing of The Modern Library edition of this modern classic, hailed as a masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Howard Norman on the title page, "To Howard Norman James Salter." Most of Norman's short storiesÂand novels are set in Canada'sÂMaritime Provinces. He has written several translations ofÂAlgonquin,ÂCree, andÂInuitÂfolklore. His books have been translated into 12 languages. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A nice association. "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 storyâ part shocking reality, part feverish dream â of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseenâ and pages that burn with a rare intensity. Seller Inventory # 123919

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Sport And A Pastime.

Publisher: The Modern Library, New York

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition