Author: Robert Phelps Dirda
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B003Z9JMUM
Edition:
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B003Z9JMUM
Memorable Days: The Selected Letters of James Salter and Robert Phelps
James Salter had written two novels, The Hunters and The Arm of Flesh, but it was his third, remarkable novel A Sport and a Pastime, together with his film Three and a script he had written for Downhill Racer, that in 1969 elicited a letter of admiration from a writer and critic he did not know-Robert Phelps. Get Memorable Days literature books for free.
The correspondence that resulted went on to span two decades. The letters themselves are exceptionally alive, uninhibited, gossipy, touching, and brilliant. The successes of Salter and the struggles of Phelps are fully explored by the writers themselves in an honest exchange only letters can divulge. Along with an insightful foreword by Michael Dirda, this book gives voice to a nearly forgotten figu Check Memorable Days our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.
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