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April 18, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts

"Write for readers like yourself": James Salter’s Novels

Photo of James Salter by Corina Arranz.

Note: This post originally appeared on April 18, 2013. James Salter’s All That Is (Knopf), his first new novel since 1979, is a reflective work, a reconsideration of many of the themes he has explored in his earlier fiction. Looking back at Salter’s prior novels through his archive at the… read more 

May 23, 2012, Filed Under: Authors

James Salter wins 2012 PEN/Malamud Award

James Salter, whose archive is housed at the Ransom Center, will receive the 2012 PEN/Malamud Award, which honors excellence in the art of the short story. Salter is the author of more than a dozen books, including novels Light Years (1975), A Sport and a Pastime (1967), The Arm of Flesh… read more 

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