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I bought my copy many years ago, after falling in love with his story collections and enjoying light years, probably his bestknown novel. A sport and a pastime 1967 is a novel by the american writer james salter. In 2017, sarah hall writing for the guardian observed that. A sport and a pastime james salter download free ebook. Philip dean, a footloose yale dropout, is touring provincial france and sometimes paris in a borrowed, once elegant car. A sport and a pastime was supposedly salters personal favorite and his view of a perfect novel. It is remarkable for its eroticism, its luminous prose and its ability to explore the boundaries between what is dreamt and what is lived, between body and soul.

James salter, quote from a sport and a pastime as i look back, i see that life is like a game of solitaire and every once in a while there is a move. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a sport and a pastime. A great literary novel but also the most erotic book ever written. Since its publication in 1967, during the decade of sexual revolution, a sport and a pastime has set the standard not only for eroticism in fiction, but for the principal organ of literature.

There is the seen and the unseen and pages that burn with a rare intensity. A sport and a pastime by salter, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 26, 2012 you could say that the book a sport and a pastime is a long poem to provincial france. A sport and a pastime by james salter fab book club.

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Feb 17, 2017 james salters a sport and a pastime is published as a picador classic. Released in 1967, james salter s a sport and a pastime, which has become something of a cult novel, doesnt seem to fit in with the summer of love ethos of its time. James arnold horowitz june 10, 1925 june 19, 2015, better known as james salter, his pen name and lateradopted legal name, was an american novelist and shortstory writer. May 29, 20 james salters depictions of sex as a glorious, writhing inevitability in a sport and a pastime divulge certain truths about companionship. Buy a cheap copy of a sport and a pastime book by james salter. James salters depictions of sex as a glorious, writhing inevitability in a sport and a pastime divulge certain truths about companionship. James salter is one of those authors i had only ever heard good things about, so when i found a sport and a pastime in my local secondhand store i live a few doors down from elizabeths bookshop in fremantle, i couldnt resist buying it. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. A sport and a pastime by james salter free book pdf. Open road wanted to publish a sport and a pastime together with light years in a series called or regarded as modern classics, but light years wasnt available vintage was already publishing light years as an ebook and was replaced by solo faces. This ebook edition features an illustrated biography of james salter including rare photos from the authors personal collection. A sport and a pastime is a seductive classic that established james salter s reputation as one of the finest writers of our time.

A sport and a pastime was supposedly salter s personal favorite and his view of a perfect novel. A sport and a pastime by james salter pan macmillan. In this video, author james salter speaks about his experience visiting france for the first time, in 1950. While it partakes of some of the boho freespiritedness of the beats and henry millers raw sexuality, it also is a more crafted, poignant work in which the sex and the freedom. This ebook features an illustrated biography of james salter including rare photos from the authors personal collection. Having never heard of salter despite his many critical accoladesi decided to get a few of his books. A sport and a pastime is an astonishing performance, the classic novel from a remarkable writer whose sentences bristle with a singular passion. Read a sport and a pastime online by james salter books free. Beautiful and haunting, a sport and a pastime is one of the first great american novels to speak frankly of human desire and the yearning for passion free of guilt and shame.

It is remarkable for its eroticism, its luminous prose and its ability to explore the boundaries between what. Set in provincial france in the 1960s, james salters a sport and a pastime is the intensely carnal storypart shocking reality, part feverish dream of a love affair between a footloose yale dropout and a young french girl. The book is generally regarded by critics as a modern classic. James salters a sport and a pastime is published as a picador classic. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. James salter was the celebrated author of six novels the hunters, 1957. James salter has 47 books on goodreads with 87728 ratings. After salters death in 2015, the novel has continued to receive critical attention. The fifth in a series of essays on reading as personal experience. As nearly perfect as any american fiction i know, is how r. From illicit james salter to categorydefying jeanette winterson, here are the best contemporary works about romantic infidelity. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.

There is the seen and the unseenand pages that burn with a rare intensity. Released in 1967, james salters a sport and a pastime, which has become something of a cult novel, doesnt seem to fit in with the summer of love ethos of its time. One of the first great american novels to speak frankly of human desire free of guilt and shame, a sport and a pastime inspired reynolds price to call it as nearly perfect as any american fiction i know. The narrator of a sport and a pastime is an american. Jul 03, 2014 buy a sport and a pastime new editcover by salter, james isbn. With a reputation in the writing community as a writers writer, each of james salters sentences reads like an instruction. I read this book because i loved salter s novel light years, which was his next novel after this one. To celebrate, joe fox, salters editor at random house, hosted a dinner at a french restaurant on madison. Read a sport and a pastime by james salter for free with a 30 day free trial. A sport and a pastime by james salter reading matters. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Set in provincial france in the 1960s, james salters a sport and a pastime is the intensely carnal story.

A sport and a pastime is a seductive classic that established james salters reputation as one of the finest writers of our time. A sport and a pastime established james salters reputation as one of the finest writers of our time. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and. You could say that the book a sport and a pastime is a long poem to provincial france. Reading this book fifty years later, im testament to that statement with a reputation in the writing community as a writers writer, each of james salters sentences reads like an instruction guide for how to write the. Octavo, original half black cloth, original dust jacket. Fiction survives through minor novels like this one. Originally a career officer and pilot in the united states air force, he resigned from the military in 1957 following the successful publication of his first novel. Feb 23, 2017 a sport and a pastime is a seductive classic that established james salter s reputation as one of the finest writers of our time. James salter is one of those authors i had only ever heard good things about, so when i found a sport and a pastime in my local secondhand store i live a few doors down from elizabeths bookshop in fremantle, i couldnt resist buying it first published in 1967, it tells the story of a love affair between an. North point press san fransisco 1985on the surface this is a love story. Dec 19, 2019 a sport and a pastime by james salter fiction paperback.

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Following a young couple in 1960s france, a sport and a pastime asks. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a sport and a pastime. One cannot introduce the work of james salter without mentioning his. Sport pastime by james salter, first edition abebooks. Published first in the united states in 1967, james salter s deeply sensual and haunting novel brings us.

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