James Salter (1925–2015) was a master of the short story; an exquisite novelist and memoirist; an accomplished screenwriter, essayist, and journalist; the recipient of numerous awards, including a Donald Windham–Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prize; and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was a fighter pilot in the Korean War, and his first novel, The Hunters, is based on this experience. His six other novels include A Sport and a Pastime, Light Years, and All That Is (Knopf, 2013). The author of the memoir Burning the Days, Salter received the PEN/Faulkner Award for his collection Dusk and Other Stories.
Photo credit: Lana Rys.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- As Evening Falls, an essay, in Winter 2014
- A Sport and a Pastime, a novel excerpt, in Stories of the Week: 2011–2012
- Charisma, a narrative outloud - video, in Fall 2012
- Charisma, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2011
- By Hand, a feature, in Fall 2011
- Palm Court, a reading - video, in Spring 2010
- Odessa, Mon Amour, an essay, in Spring 2009
- Palm Court, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2009
- Last Night, a review or criticism, in Fall 2005
Collaborative work with Kay Salter:
- Reading from Life Is Meals, a narrative outloud, in Spring 2009
- Life Is Meals, a memoir, in Fall 2006
With Robert Phelps:
- What Changes, What Doesn’t, letters from Memorable Days, in Spring 2010
Works about James Salter:
- James Salter: A Writer’s Life, photographs, in Spring 2013