James Salter
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From Michel Houellebecq to Simone de Beauvoir, novelist Tommy Wieringa chooses stories of men who have tried to reach beyond what is possible
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Sex and death are the most fascinating aspects of life, fiction’s greatest challenge – and the short story is perfectly adapted to explore difficult subjects
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Salter’s gift as a writer was his way of conveying the ecstasy and transience of life in language that was simple and crystalline
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From James Salter to Lorrie Moore and Patricia Highsmith, novelist Emma Straub is our guide for a tour of the best-imagined vacations
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Writers, Observer critics and others tell us their favourite reads of 2013 – and what they hope to find under the tree
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James Salter, the veteran American novelist and short story writer, reads a story by Lydia Davis, winner of the 2013 Man Booker International prize
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The 34-year break since James Salter's last novel is pretty substantial, but his countrymen have regularly outdone him
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Review: Solo Faces by James Salter
James Salter is one of the few writers accorded the honour of being republished as a modern classic in his own lifetime, writes Alfred Hickling
Rereading Beautiful and brutal: how James Salter set the standard for erotic writing