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Light Years

By James Salter

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| Paperback | 9780679740735

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Book Description

This exquisite, resonant novel is a brilliant portrait of marriage by a contemporary American master. Even as he lingers over the lustrous surface of Viri and Nedra's marriage, James Salter makes us see the cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will in time mar it beyond repair. "An unexpContinue

Critics

Absconding from perfection

Another novel, another marriage, another marital breakdown - but this is slightly different. Lurking behind what has become a convention, almost a requirement, is something rather more universal, and also more dignified: an immense nostalgia for the ... (read full critics)

spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

James Salter: Light Years

Before now, James Salter was known to me only as the author of the slim novel A Sport and a Pastime which, in one of those odd cross-pollinations, came to my attention through being praised by a character in a John Irving novel (maybe A Son of the Ci ... (read full critics)

theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

1 Review

I love James Salter's writing! I savored each word and felt a sense of loss when I finally got to the last page!

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